roundabout J/24 USA 85 round the lights race 2021
We sent to the middle ground light first then rode the current to Thimble Shoals light house. We were the third boat to try Thimble Shoals and only had to run down two more boats and stay in front of the bigger boats behind us.
Ultimately we passed the two and had five others get past us. We finished 1st in class and 6th overall. It was a great day.
We used our 2nd season North J/24 One design Sport Genoa in wind 15 - 20 kts. It was a great sail choice and we followed North's (Will Wells) recommendation to keep the main trimmed in and ease and feather the Genoa to keep the boat flat. The boat goes upwind like a "scalded dog" using this method. This also gave us a Genoa option if the leg was too tight for a spinnaker.