In a bit of a fog

It seems like I have been confused this year. It is difficult for us to get to the start line on time. We just made it last night, i.e. we started at the pin. We hadn't had time to check the wind or check in with the committee boat. The only positive was that the other boats in our division were in the same 'boat'.

The easterly wind had shifted a bit to the south during the night. This meant that at the windward mark one had to gybe onto port for the downwind leg. Our gybes were not good. At second leeward mark rounding we were well behind Threes Company.

On our way to windward, I lost contact with Threes Company. How could that be? They weren't that far ahead? We ended up finishing on our own. The course was twice around and we did three times. Once Threes figured this out, they must have gone back and finished. We thanked the RC for their patience.

As you can see from the photo there was not much fog. It was basically low lying cloud that enveloped the city's towers. Of course there is more than one type of 'fog'; and I must admit that my thinking was definitely in a bit of a fog last night!