Windsor Wednesday Race

This race was with a a near port tack fetch to the first mark with the pin favored. I wanted to start at the pin end. I went over on starboard and was a little late letting Merlin in to our left and Jayhawker to our right. For some reason Flyin Irish decided to take Night Moves out early by being on starboard too long which took them both out of the race. On our approach to the first mark we did all we could to keep the boat going fast. This meant constant sail adjustment along with going down in the puffs and up in the lulls. By doing so we did not get gassed by Merlin and we got enough in fron to gas Jayhawker. We rounded DP8 in second right behind Merlin and raised our code 0. We managed to round mark A still behind Merlin. Since the next leg was downwind we did a jibe peel and went to the .6 oz. still behind Merlin. I tried coming in from the left side of the course so if we were even with Merlin we would have an inside overlap but unfortunately I think I over stood it a little allowing Merlin to get ahead again. The next leg to B was close reach where it was difficult to get past Merlin. The next leg to DP7 was a fetch so we still had problems passing them. In the mouth of the river we converged on 5 smaller boats. They managed to slow us down and Merlin squirted out in front of them. This hole in a wind hole in river allowed Jayhawker to pass us in a private wind shaft to our left. Boy I hate losing to Jayhawker that way.

COURSE C - 7.6 nautical miles
Start to DP8 (243o) leaving it to port
-then to A (091o) leaving it to port
-then to B (007o) leaving it to port
-then to DP7 (247o) leaving it to starboard
-then to finish leaving DP5 to starboard.

Result: 3rd out of 5 J120's
Link:http://www.wyc.info/regatta2005/WYC%202005%20Fall%20Race%206.pdf