Was waiting for... "The bad news was, it was pin-favored and we lost the fleet!"
Actually, there was a small right shift within the last minute (after I took a transit on the layline). The committee boat end was favored. That really wasn't my big concern though - I was more intent on forcing Steve into a bad start, rather than getting the best start myself. Steve and I were close in the point standings for the club season championship and I wanted a jump on him. It doesn't show in the video, but another boat sailed beneath us and beat us both to the start.
Y-flag? Don't see that every day...
Didn't look like enough wind for trapezing, surprised you even flew a hull.
Winds don't look as high in the video as they felt on the course. At the start of the day, it was blowing 13-15 knots with higher gusts. In the first two races, two boats (one Isotope and one Buccanneer) capsized. The wind did lighten up some for the last race - to about 8. I can fly a hull in 5.
Ugh - drysuit? I remember those!
Love the roller-furling jib, too - must be a nice quiet boat between races.
No drysuit. It was chilly in the morning, so I was wearing a rain jacket and pants over my wetsuit. Roller furling is nice. In the first race, I furled the jib when sailing upwind. I could have trapped out instead, but I managed to point high and keep up anyway. I pulled the jib out downwind, and upwind when the wind lightened in the second and third races.
Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Regards,
Eric
