John crewed with me. Winds forcast to be 8 knots from the NE, with gust to 17. Course was 8 short, as per forecast. Full main, and #1.
Tried to have a good start, but coming back to the line on a port tack, we had to avoid MANY boats from the other fleet (Grrrrr!), and crossed the line about three minutes late. Lots of waves, but lots of wind. We kept the boat moving over 5 knots. John did really well on the helm. We rounded up twice on the puffs, and unfortunately did some 360s. It was a good learning experence for John on the helm. Each time it happened was when he was distracted in a gust letting off the mainsheet.
Winds were picking up, and for the last leg, I quickly threw a reef in the main to keep the boat from being completely overpowered.
I think we last in division accross the line, but we did have a good race.
After the race, the winds further built, and we were rounding up all over the place, so we hove to, and dropped the genoa, then the main a little after.
Trip Odometer: 10.13
Moving Avg: 5.1
Moving Time: 02:19:32
Google Earth track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110907.kmz
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