The 'summer' series began on the 9 th. The wind was strong from the west. There was a 20 degree shift during the start sequence so port tack was favoured. We had a great start and lead the fleet to the windward mark.
Unfortunately I was on automatic pilot: at offset hoist spinnaker. The wind shift was such that the course back was too high. We got the chute down quickly but were well back of the fleet. My anxiousness for doing well lead to a big mistake. Keep cool Richard! On the second downwind leg we saw boats peeling off and abandoning. We didn't know what was going on. At the 'finish' we could see that Grand National was sailing N A. The RC couldn't set the finish mark. The race was abandoned.
So 'Luck' trumps 'Stupidity'!
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