It was raining when I arrived at the docks on Wednesday for the first regular race. Jack Rabbit was using the crane to mast and I assumed that they were planning to race. Chris chased them away from the crane so we could launch. They were planning to race. They had planned to start resetting the mast at 16:00 but as with all sailing plans it didn't work out as planned. So no Jack Rabbit tonight!
This year we are once again in the third start. Peter is the PRO. There was no mark boat so Grand National had to set the mark. The Race Committee does not seem to be as well organized this year. We started at Dufferin buoy with no other boat from our fleet. The wind was bearing about 245 and would shift left by about 10 degrees during the race. We had an OK start. Victory Dance (not in our fleet but in our start) was closer to the pin and was first over the line. I was a bit surprised to find that port tack was favoured. VD was slightly ahead throughout the first leg but we did stay with them. After the first leeward mark rounding they started to pull ahead. We did well. Most of the douses were "windward" and that went well. The "windward" douse meant that the chute was on the right side for a bear away set.
A good first race.
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