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Div 3 - Summer Series - Race 1

14/11/2016

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​After a delayed start the two divisions set out on a westerly course, heading off into a very light and shifting breeze mostly from the West.  With the temperature getting to 30 deg the  breeze dropped away even more. It was then that we felt a breath of wind on our backs. We quickly hoisted the spinnaker and got moving nicely, this placed us in a great position and we hit the lead.  With some breeze behind us, all the Div 3 spinnakers went up to provide a spectacle for Div 1 as we closed in on them as they  floundered in no air on the north side of the river......
​Race Report – Division 3 – Summer Race 1 – “Farrago”
After a delayed start the two divisions set out on a westerly course, heading off into a very light and shifting breeze mostly from the West.  With the temperature getting to 30 deg the  breeze dropped away even more. It was then that we felt a breath of wind on our backs. We quickly hoisted the spinnaker and got moving nicely, this placed us in a great position and we hit the lead.  With some breeze behind us, all the Div 3 spinnakers went up to provide a spectacle for Div 1 as we closed in on them as they  floundered in no air on the north side of the river.

The breeze out of the East was short lived and with a swing back to the West (and the North and where ever else it wanted) we found our spinnaker providing a very effective brake.  By the time we sorted this, A Fine Balance and Xena has passed us on their way to #1 mark.  The race then went something like:
  • from #1, a work to #5
  • run to #2
  • reach and then work (how did that happen?) to #4 with the wind getting strong it tested our No.1 rig.
  • run then reach & work up to #1 – overpowered with the No. 1 rig in a freshening Westerly  
  • fast run back to #5
  • finally a tough work into a solid Westerly to the finish.

​Hot and tired we crossed the line ahead of A Find Balance, Xena and Wind Falls. These also became the handicap positions.  A most challenging yet enjoyable  race.
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Scribe
14/11/2016 08:33:00 pm

Come on Paul you need to share the techonology.

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