Wind on the nose, what little there was; motored the entire way, no sails.
Trip Odometer: 16.24 miles
Moving Avg: 5.6 knots
Moving Time: 02:53:31
Google Earth track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110806-1.kmz
Arrived at 9:55am, race delayed until 11am.
Lots of wind, pehaps 8-10 knots, took the time to play around, getting ready to start the race. Went VERY close to shore past the Newcastle lighthouse.
Trip Odometer: 4.86 miles
Moving Avg: 4.8 knots
Moving Time: 01:05:00
Google Earth track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110806-2.kmz
Great start, wind still on the nose.
Decided to stay near shore and sail the rum line.
Full main and #3.
Was working well because as you came into shore, the wind was building off the cliffs and got a lift towards the finish.
When the wind died, I switch to my patchy #1, got me going.
However the sail tape let go after about 10 mintues.
Tried repairing it twice, but it would not hold.
Could not get the boat moving more than 2 knots with the #3 (wish I had the new #1 I ordered!)
Got stuck in a bad wind hole around Westleyville that took a couple of hours to get out of.
Boats that were far out were moving a lot faster, so decided to change tackticks and head off short past Port Hope.
Last one on the water, ETA to finish is 10pm.
Finished at 10:08pm, got a slip on D dock beside Don and Judy.
Finished in third accross the line, and third in corrected time.
Shhhh, only three boats finished the race!
Many started their motors and headed into Cobourg in the late afternoon.
Persistence!
Trip Odometer: 31.9 miles
Moving Avg: 2.9 knots
Moving Time: 11:27:22
Google Earth track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110806-3.kmz
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