Winds were forecast at 12 knots with gusts to 24 at 7pm from the NW. Got out there with full main and light #1, could not get the boat moving. Course was 4 short, shortened because the winds were less than 2 knots.
Could not get the boat moving, the wind must have been above our mast. It was frustrating seeing boats with taller masts actually moving. It took us an hour to come anywhere near the first windward mark. The waves/current took over. The waves were enough so that the sails would not set in the little bit of breeze.
Called Tanker Jones before we had rounded mark 6 of the triangle, and DNFed.
We would have been out there for another hour.
I'm sure the Tanker crew was happy!
Coming into the channel, we ran out of gas just after we put the sails down.
A 16ft bowrider towed into the end of dock 6.
Lee with Grafitti (41ft race boat that drafts almost 8ft) was stuck in the channel off docks 7/8/9. Had to run a halyard to the docks to heel the boat over. Also put two people on their boom and heeled them over 45 degrees to get them into their slip.
Fun times!
Trip Odometer: 6.68 miles
Moving Avg:4.7 knots
Moving Time: 01:59:49
Gootle Earth track: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2012/20120627.kmz
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