Great uphill, not so great down

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • A very light spinnaker reach to the finish

Out on Red Baron for another Wednesday. Light-ish conditions at the start, and I quickly decided to favor the right side of the course for better breeze. The plan worked out, and we led our class to the top mark. I called a bearaway set, but conditions favored a gybe set. Unfortunately we couldn't hold our pace downhill, as conditions got light and the fleet caught back up to us. Another 5th place today, but beautiful conditions and overall clean boat handling given we only had 3 crew.