Looks like we will be a crew for the season.
We had 5 boats for the race, winds were around 5 knots from the east with some 10+ knot puffs.
Full main, #1.
The fog was soo thick at the start, we could barely find the starting marks, let alone other boats.
I used my GPS to find the marks.
Trip Odometer: 7.72 nm
Moving Average: 4.5 knots
Moving Time: 01:43:22
Neil bought some new jib sheets that are high tech low stretch 5/16" line. However, the jam cleats on the deck are for larger rope. On the first leg, the sheet popped out of the jam cleat twice. For the rest of the race, we had to hand hold the sheets off the winch.
We came third behind Wind Dancer and Cajun.
Neil was really pleased with how Santaria sailed.
At one point, we were cooking along close hauled at 5.7 knots without a hand on the tiller!
Google Earth track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110531.kmz
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