Sailboat Racing Adventures

A tough light air race! We worked hard and got first place in PHRF Spinnaker Non-Sprit class.

Here’s a picture of us just after the start:

The wind died at the third mark of a four legged race in Trinity Bay. We were able to maintain some boat speed and persevere but it took a lot of discipline. The wind instruments and the paddle wheel knot-meter both registered zero, but I could see bubbles going by in the water so I could twll we were moving. WE flattened the sails and chased what wind we could find until the wind filled back in.

Our GPS track for the race was:

Results (we did well):