3 races out of the barn and we got our first win. Of course it was heavy air...something we sail well in. We sailed the Berkeley mid-winters two day series in December. The first day we were still trying to get the boat on her numbers. Lumpy seas and light air left us middle of the pack trying to find speed. Sunday was a different story. Learning much from the lessons the fleet taught us on Saturday, we found great speed from the starting line to the first mark, fell back to second for a brief period but regained the lead and never looked back. After the nearly 1.5 hour race we ended up overtaking most of the fleet that started 10 minutes ahead of us and finished over 3 minutes ahead of the 2nd place U20. Garett and Mahalynn had flawless sail/boat handling....quick sets, perfect douses and great trim in breezes from 12-20 knots.
We're back out on the race course this weekend for another couple days of racing. Garett's out of
town so Mahalynn and I are going to race doublehanded in preparation for the upcoming 3 Bridge Fiasco...a popular single/double handed mid-winter race with nearly 100 boats on the line.This is FUN!!!
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