Wednesday Night 6-14

There were t-storms this afternoon and I thought that there would be no wind but we had a 6-8 knot SE tonight and got two short twice around races in. There were 11 boats on the line. We were over early in the first race and had to go back. We managed to claw our way back to 6th for the race.

In the second race the RC boat was heavily favored. We got there too early and wound up half way down the line and going slow. Not a good start, really. We were persistent though and kept picking off boats. The key move came after the first leeward round when the fleet split. It was obvious to us that there was much more wind on the left than on the right and we picked off three boats by tacking left early. We picked off one more boat on the downwind leg and finished 3rd. We were 4th for the night overall and now stand in 2nd for the first Wednesday night series.

Recap for the night is that the starts were pathetic -- my fault. However, consistent crew work and patience got us back into both races with decent finishes.

The next three days of races -- 2 days of Pilot and next Wednesday -- I leave the helm of Flying Circus to others. Go get 'em!