John, Chris, and I.
Windfinder was forecasting 9-12 knots all night from the east, went out with full main and #1 genoa.
Course was 7 medium.
Everyone in the second start had a bad start: no one crossed the line in like a minute!
We were on a starboard tack at the committee boat and could do 4 knots with a VMG of around 3.
We tacked to port and found our speed dropped to under 3 knots (VMG less than 2 because we were pounding into waves). We were last around the windward mark, a couple of hundred feet behind the 3 sharks. The T-Bird was WAY ahead (taller mast I guess).
On the weekend I was experimenting with weight transfer on the downwind legs. We found that with John and I both forward of the mast, we could do close to a knot better in boat speed. The theory is that we are lifting the back end out of the water and the boat has less wetted surface, therefore less resistance. We passed two of the Sharks on the first downwind leg, poling the genoa out to windward.
The 3rd leg downwind, we caught the 3rd Shark.
Winds were dying down to 3 and 4 knots and swirling all around.
The last upwind leg was SLOW. We ended up having to tack right at the finish, but couldn't get boat speed going because of the waves and lack of wind, so Foxtrot and Cheeky Monkey finish just before us.
Another 2nd for Still Time!
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| Sunset out on the lake |
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| Sunset at the dock with Bleeding Edge sailing by |
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| Still Time for Tiller Time after the race |
Trip Odometer: 10.97 miles
Moving Average: 3.5 knots
Moving Time: 03:09:05
Google Earth Track: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2015/20150617.kmz
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