Another Wednesday Race

Getting a bit slow on my updates! I guess I am getting used to sailing again. It must be summer. Kim acted as Alan's replacement on the mark boat. Once again, with the crewed mark boat, we had a windward leeward course. The pre start wind check indicated that the wind was oscillating from SW to W but mainly from the southwest. We had a good start. JR was below us and we may have been fouled from them. They were able to take off. By the time we rounded the windward mark for the second time they were well ahead. As we went 'downwind' the wind shifted; we were now upwind. We dropped the chute. (Honey Bunny had problems dropping their chute. HB provided some entertainment as we drifted along in light winds.) Charles (?) noticed a new breeze filling in from the south. We got our spinnaker up and the new breeze took us nicely to the finish while boats ahead had to wait. The late boost from the breeze wasn't enough. We ended up with our usual second.