Chris, Janet, and David are back. Charles and Emi decided not to join the club this year. My crew plan for Wednesday night is to go with 4 as crew. Janet will do foredeck with help from Chris, while David handles the genoa sheet. I will, surprise, helm.
We are the first start. The winds were light and we motored out. The committee tried to see if there was wind at Gibraltor, a long way away. Unfortunately my motor couldn't make it. The others in our division didn't have motors to begin with. we all used the chute but it wasn't much help. We were all late to the start; we were the latest.
Most of the race I was anxious about the motor. It is annoying when something that you can do nothing about can occupy your thoughts and prevent you from thinking about stuff that needs your attention. We did not win. It was OK. What about the motor!
I took the motor in for repair on Thursday to Klaus Marine. The impaler for the water coolant pump broke. Apparently the pull start will lock in order to prevent the motor from starting if the motor is too hot. The motor will be ready for Monday's Round Island Race. The upside about being anxious is that if you fear very bad things, when you find out that things are much less bad, you are greatly revealed!
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