Out on Incorrigible for another Tuesday race. Strong start and first upwind and downwind legs. Fouled another boat due to a bad call on a crossing we thought we could make and had to do circles. Wind lightened towards the end of the race bringing us to a slow finish.
Century Club: Michael Nepini
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Relaxing Sunday sail on Rascal. Wind was very shifty but got some good helm time in challenging conditions.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
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1 day
On Eighth Deadly Sin for the first race of series 5. Ideal conditions for the race with good tactics and problem solving from the crew. Truly a perfect day on the water and a good break in the middle of a busy week.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
On Incorrigible for Tuesday night racing. Strong start and good tactics up to the first mark. Rounded and got a spin up for the downwind before another clean rounding and upwind leg. Made a strategic error going around a ship that was parked that lost us some time but solid work from everyone and discovered we can fly a spin with six people. Thanks Lynn for the pictures.
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Took the water taxi over to St. Clement's Island to explore the lighthouse.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Got an invite to sail with Eighth Deadly Sin (another J/35). We had a short, but strong race in light conditions and I learned a couple new tricks on jib and spinnaker trim.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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1 day
Strong start and a good upwind leg before rounding the first mark. Set up for the downwind leg and the wind shut off so we had a slow crawl to the finish. Thanks Maggie for the pictures.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
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1 day
Spent the day on Rascal to enjoy some great weather. Sailed up to the key bridge and got a lot of helm time and good speed getting there. Went around Fort Carroll then back up into the harbor to end the day. Thanks Maggie for the picture.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Went into AP shortly after getting out in the harbor due to commercial traffic. Waited out the ships and had a clean downwind start. Had some trouble with our spinnaker hardware during the downwind legs and got stuck behind a ship altering our course. We were able to make some gains on the long upwind run to the finish and got a close-up view of the navy ships at their dock. Overall a challenging race for the boat and crew and a reminder that anything that can happen will happen.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Back to racing after being out of town. Wind started off at a workable 8-10kts at the beginning of the race but a little after rounding the first mark and getting our spin up it died down to nothing and we sailed into a hole. RC shortened the course and we made a slow crawl to the finish. Thanks Lynn and Maggie for the photos.