What a challenging day!! No wind, lots of wind, multiple rain showers, tell tales plastered to the sails, some laughter and some tears. Results show us as coming in 4th of 6 boats in the CRCA Non-Spinnaker class. ahead of Brittany and Virginia Lee.
Century Club: Claude Speed
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Another light wind night with a strong inbound current. Got all tangled up tacking several times to make the first and second marks. Sigh.
Friday, June 18, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
We tested the new whisker pole for a downwind run to Thimble Shoals Light. Worked well but needs to be longer.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Light winds made for challenging racing. Finished 5th of 6.
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Reasonable wind, average 10 kts. tactical errors on start and at first mark cost significant time. Came in 5th of 6 boats. Crew did a great job trimming sails with tell tales plastered to the sails in the rain.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Light wind night with usual challenges of racing a large heavy boat. Came in 4th of 6 but had a great time.
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Went out for a three hour cruise. Had lunch of kippers. Crackers and wine on the way to the whistle buoy that was the first mark in Cape Henry Cup. then reached toward Hampton and single tacked back to Little Creek. wind started at 7 let's and settled at 10-12 for most of the time. Saw mostly 7 kts during the closehauled leg. Exhilarating. Big debate over whether we are at 15 or 20 degrees heel.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
Another very light wind race. got a reasonable start but had to tack at the first mark and lost all gain. Made some poor tactical decisions on the downwind leg and came in second from last. Sigh.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Number of days:
1 day
All post no wind at the start so took 4 hours to get to the first mark. Wind picked up to 10-15 kts for the downwind leg and steadied at 16-18 for the reaching leg. we saw a consistent 8.2 kts boat speed. Took first place in our class. Yea!!