back on the Soling

Trip dates: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

maybe my second to last day out there? windier than I have ever been out, but still not too bad. my first raise of the pole was horrific, but then I got my feet a little bit under me for the gybe and douse. but then, of course, the next race the spin sheet came undone from the sail and we had to douse and give up with the spin for the day. Alex was ROCKING our starts though! our first couple were tough but then we crushed a few in a row. in there with other boats, weaving up and down, heading people up, usually not being headed up ourselves, some clean air.

Learned: to accelerate off the head to wind, backwind the jib, head a little down to get speed, come back up, maybe weight to leeward (and I assume then flatten?)