Rita and her brother's girlfriend Nikki went out on Still Time to get used to racing her. I went along to get them familiar with the start and course. My goal was to get them familiar with starting the motor, getting the sails up and down, and boat control, so they could race her themselves. I wanted to stay in the cabin to answer questions.
Winds were forcast to be 8 knots from the NW with gusts to 16 knots.
Full main and 110 jib.
Winds on the course were SW <8 knots, with lumpy seas.
Course was set for 6 short.
Before the start it rained REALLY HARD. The girls go below to stay dry and warm.
After a 5 min postponement, we missed the first start, and missed the second start.
The girls were a little intimidated with all the boats at the start.
On the third leg, the skies let got with MAJOR rain, not much wind, but thunder/lightning all around. We decided to abandon, and gunned the engine as fast a she would go to get back to the dock.
The sails were soaked, so I left them on the deck to clean up tomorrow.
Trip Odometer: 7.64 nm
Moving Average: 4.2 knots
Moving Time: 01:49:51
Google Earth Track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110608.kmz
Hope they didn't get too frightened and will race again.
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