The first J 24 regatta of the season was at ABYC on the east side of Toronto Harbour. Emi and I sailed the boat over Friday afternoon. Beautiful day; we sailed most of the way but had to motor in the last 20 mins..
Saturday winds were from the east and very light. On the first race, we had a poor start and generally a bad race. This was our second worst finish for the event; we left the worst result for the last race!
The crew, (Adrian on foredeck, Claudiu mast, Emi assistant pit and Jaimie as tactician and pit) had not sailed together this season and it showed. Our second and third races were noticeably better. Our crew skills improved but we were still only able to get a couple of 9 (out of 15) to finish Day 1. Day 2 winds were also very light from the south. Our second race was the best result with a 7th place finish. Our last race was terrible. The light wind conditions on the start made it impossible to navigate. We fouled another boat and did 720 turns so very poor start. (Results)
I was pleased to get the 7th place finish. It may not sound like much of a victory but getting into the top half of the fleet is very difficult to do. We had a great regatta and it was very enjoyable to be sailing in a fleet at such a skill level. This is a team effort and it was great sailing with such a good crew (especially Jamie who is clearly a very good racer).
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