We had pretty good wind on Sunday this weekend at the first CRAW regatta. I was able to try some things in this thread. Mostly, I concentrated on maintaining speed and anticipating the gusts which were fairly easy to see coming. It was far from perfect, but at least I felt a little more in control of the boat.

A couple of other firsts this weekend. I crewed for 3 races. We were about 380 lbs on a Falcon in lighter winds on Saturday. Mixed results, but I enjoyed not having to do everything. I also pitchpoled the Blade for the first time in heavier winds on Sunday.