We had some great races this weekend in a variety of wind conditions. On Saturday we raced in very light air on a 5.5 mile race and after nailing the start and choosing the best side of the course got first place, beating second place by 12 minutes corrected time. It was a tough job in that the winds were 3-5 mph the whole race.
Sunday was quite different with winds 18 gusting to 20, we got second place in the first race, a distance race of 6.8 miles. It was good heavy weather sailing experience, our first on Toccata. After finishing the winds picked up, gusting to 25 and 27 mph. At this point we had all fallen on the boat once or twice and were getting tired so I elected to withdraw from any further racing.
The Race Committee ran one more race and that caused us to loose first place in the regatta, but I am happier knowing knowing we raced well, learned a lot, and that no one got hurt.
Day 2 had a lot more wind, we got a second place in one race then withdrew as the wind kicked up.
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