The New Normal?

Another Wednesday night race? There have been a few changes from last year, which may have settled in; creating a new ambiance to the Wednesday series. Allan is not going to be PRO this season. A couple of J 22's are now regulars. Jack Rabbit is not a regular, our close rival for the past three seasons. Many more drysailers are taking part, with the result that we had a problem in having sufficient space at the wall. What are boat to boat rules for launch and haulout?

The conditions were very subtle with a very light wind from the south east. With this type of wind there is a strong probability that, as the land cools off, an offshore breeze will develop. A 'wind well' is created near shore.

We had a resaonable start and headed towards the island. Fairly quickly we tacked and were almost able to make the windward mark. We had a good mark rounding but the wind died due to the onset of the offshore breeze. We tacked away from shore and caught up to Flawed Logic at the leeward mark. They were still able to round in front of us. After the second windward mark rounding we got stuck leeward of another boat and this slowed us down considerably. This was a big no no in boat to boat tactics. We eventually cleared the bad air but we lost a lot of time in the very light wind.

It was an enjoyable race but we finished 2nd last! The new normal? Hopefully not!