DBC Race - Not Almost Perfect

We had Kurt Hahn on this race with Rod, Amy, and Michele returning. It was a nearly perfect downwind start right at the right pin. Spinnaker went up fast. We even managed to stay on the outside of the dumping grounds and rounded first. The second leg of the giant triangle was a tight reach so there were no passing lanes.  

On the third mark we got caught underneath a J105 and a T10. There is an old racing philosophy that we all fall for is to never, never get caught under a slower boat. Ticket tacked behind us while we were stuck going slow. Unfortunately she got a lift and more wind ahead and all we managed to do is lose a place. At this point we were managing to hold off Jay and Ihnsanity but punched a hole in the head sail. 

We let Jay get on the shore side and she managed to squeeze by. We did almost caught her in the last few tacks but could not pull it off. Just goes to show you that it is never a sure thing in sailing.