Sailed with Erin, a new to 420 sailor, who CRUSHED it on her first time out. She had all the right instincts for weight placement, could tack the jib like the best of them, and was totally willing to contort in whatever way needed to whip that centerboard up on the downwinds. We were in it with the top of the pack pretty regularly. THEN, she took the helm and killed it for her first race.
Perfect weather, with a light breeze building and comfortable legging and sweatshirt weather. Forecasted rain held off, and we had a solid mix of sailing conditions, from light wind to hiking out.
I did not get a lot of roll tack practice in though, since I'm hesitant to make brand new slightly rickety crew hurl their weight one way or another.
In true sailor fashion, we went out post race for pizza and beers (my dream) to say goodbye to one of my best CBI friends Isabelle.