Another local race at the club today, almost the same conditions as yesterday - maybe a little lighter and slightly more northerly. Met Office was bang on the money, Windguru is going to have to improve soon or I'm cancelling my subscription! We had the same course as yesterday, albeit with a single lap this time.
One of the more interesting aspects of a Northerly wind direction is the start line. The wind was shifting through 60 degrees in the 5 minutes before the start gun, with a strong bias towards the pin end. Also of interest, the ODM was two or three boat lengths behind the line, meaning you could get to the ODM with 30 seconds or so to go.
I thought it was going to be 'fenders out' at the ODM, but in the end there was only three or four boats really pushing for the prime spot by the pin. Those boats ended up pulling out a decent lead in a short space of time - the start really matters with that line bias.
Some highlights:
- The wind picked up just after the start, and Andy and Vicky planed away downwind after a good start, never to be seen again. No results yet, but I think they probably won by a minute or so on corrected time.
- Great to see Paul and Caroline back on the water in their 200, there looked to be a few 200s out and Paul and Caroline looked to have a decent lead.
Another lonely race for me, the only 300 on the water with no other boats nearby. But it was a lovely day in the harbour, and decent F3-5 breeze, and the season is finally underway.
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