A Love 4 Sailing

Temperatures around 80 degrees with 7 – 10 knots of breeze. 

Race three:  Started in the middle line, went about 100 yards and tacked off to the right.  Played the middle right covering the fleet.  Rounded in first with two boats close behind. With good crew work by Maureen we were able to pull away on the run and protected the right side up the next beat.  This allowed us to maintain our lead as we crossed the finish line first. 

Race four:  We had a poor start near the center of the line we held our lane for a short period of time before we were forced to tack.  After ducking a few boats from the right we found ourselves battling for third at the weather mark.  On the downwind leg we moved into second and set our sites on the first place boat.  Up the next beat we seemed to have picked up kelp along the way as the first place boat extended their lead as we battled for second.  We ended up in second place for the race as the other

Race five:  We started in the center of the line and used our boat speed as we headed left.  Tacked and crossed the fleet.  Sailed a conservative but smart race and took a 20 boat length lead across the finish line. 

DAY THREE:  Races were cancelled due to heavy wind warning 25 plus knots with gusts even higher.  We ended up winning the regatta with four first places and one second.  Want to thank everyone for your interest and support.

On another note, Maureen and Dan have had to make an emergency trip home to