PHRF piffle!

There was a good wind from the west. We started on time but behind Shimakaze; so had to suffer from bad air. Threes Company started a bit later but at the committee boat. She took off in clear air. We tacked away and headed north to find a clear lane.

At the windward mark Threes was well ahead. We had a good hoist. The downwind leg was very port gybe favoured. We quickly gybed over. At the leeward mark, we did a windward douse. (The chute would be on the right side for hoist at the windward mark. We could prep and be ready to hoist at the offset mark.) Threes and Wind were ahead and went north so we went south.

At the windward mark, Threes and Wind were still ahead but we had managed to make up a lot. By breaking cover we were able to gain back some lost ground. We hoisted at the offset and quickly qybed. Everything went well; while Wind struggled with their hoist. It took them quite awhile to untangle things. She was no longer in the race.

We came in second, several minutes ahead of Shimakaze but we still lost second place on corrected time by 9 seconds! PHRF piffle!