The KokoKahi Sailing CLub hosted the second Round The Buoys (RTB-2)on Sunday September 7th, 2003. There were about seven boats participating in this "fun run" regatta. We call it a "fun run" because this is for practice only. There is no committee boat or protests. At the skippers meeting we start the count down at 30 minutes and then we all use the honor method of starting on time. This works out just fine for this venue.

Skippers meeting was at around 11am and charts of the bay with markers were distributed. The course was a typical triangle and we raced twice around. The wind was steady during race one at about 10 knots. Sounds light enough but one Prindle 16 flipped just before the start. The course was pretty short so focus was on tactics rather than sheer boat speed. Being in the right place near the marks makes a big difference in position on short course racing.

The wind piped up to the 10-20K range and made for really exciting dualing. Race one was a total sucess with most boats charging for the beach after completion because the wind had really picked up.

Race two had similar start and now the wind was howling. All made it around the course with two more boats capsizing during the run. The next race with KokoKahi will be the Annual KsC regatta which is slated for Oct 18th. More to follow.

You may view photos of the RTB-2 at:

www.picturetrail.com/chris-margaret