Hello MSSA members,
The first race of the season was a big success. Four boats raced: Sound’s Great, Rode Trip, Crocodile, and Organized Chaos. The race started with sun and east winds around 5 kts. The course was M J H S, upwind to J, the green can off Rocky Point, downwind to the can off mt. Misery shoal, then upwind to the finish.
On the upwind leg the shore side was favored. Organized Chaos rounded first, followed by Rode Trip. Sound’s great rounded, the Crocodile. The downwind run started slow, with 5-6 kts true. The spinnaker boats (Crocodile and Sound’s Great) had the advantage over the non spin boats and started to leg out. Sound’s Great jibed back towards shore, looking for more wind. Then the wind quickly changed. From E at 5 the wind clocked to SSW at 8. We tried to keep the chute up but the angle was too tight. So we unrolled the Genoa and dropped the chute. All boats the had a nice run around the mark and another upwind leg to the finish.
All in all a great way to start the racing season.
Barry