We had a great first race day for our J 24 team "Little Wing" at the St. Francis Yacht clubs Spring Keel. This was only the second day with the new crew sailing together and our first day of racing. Somehow the boat owner Luther put together a solid team of rookies and veterans and managed to pull off two third place finishes for the day. This was no easy feat, we were plagued with the usual rusty crew hijynx, tangled spin halyards at the leeward mark, crash tacks and a jib sheet override at the finish line. Despite our short comings we were by far the fastest boat in the fleet, and our tactics were dead on! Not a bad start to the season, I can't wait for our next regatta! Way to go Marnie, Will, Kara(care-uh), and Luther. It is good to be back on a proper keel boat team!
The last day of the Richmond Mid-winters turned out to be a bust! There was plenty of wind on the way to the course, right as the racing was about to begin the wind shut off and the tide started ripping. So no wind and a ton of current equals a long tow back to the club and no racing. This was unfortunate, I was sitting in forth place 5 points out of the lead. All I needed was one good race and I would have been in the money. A top five finish is all good, and my fourth place warranted a beer bottle cooler. It's all about next year!
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