I got to the Club early enough to look over the engine. We tried using "engine starter" fluid but it really didn’t seem to have any impact. For some reason the motor did start. After clearing the basin we tried to sail but, when it was too light, decided to restart the motor. Nope. We were able to sail out.
The wind shifted persistently to the left. The windward mark was set about 140 but by race start the wind direction was closer to 100. We started at the pin; squeezing out Windlight. Windburn beat us to the windward mark
At the leeward mark we kept the chute up. The wind had shifted so much that I thought we club beam reach back to windward. This wasn’t possible and the upwind dousing went badly. We were slightly ahead of Windburn at the mark but well behind after the chute was sorted. A bit of excitement was our stern was within inches of Windburn's bow. We beat Windlight but Jazz, Windburn and Harrier beat us.
We sailed back to the Club. As a lark I decided to try the motor once we were safely docked. It started and restarted. How annoying!
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