Flying Scot Midwinters Day 3

Thursday 26 March

Wind 16-12 mph from the East, temperature 80.

Two races were completed in nice sunny weather with a solid breeze early that tapered off in the afternoon.

We arrived to a postponement which was taken down at 10:15. Again today we had a great Top Gun session covering the tactics of finishing.

Our first course today (W5 1.1) saw the right hand side favored during the first beat. This didn’t hold true for the second beat. Again we saw the breeze dropping during the race. The downwind runs were just as painful with pressure hard to find.
It started with 12 mph wind, but at every leg the wind became less and less. Coupled with sufficient chop it was difficult the keep the boat moving. The last beat it was important to play the shifts and not to bang it in a corner. It is probably fair to say that we were happy to cross the finishing line.

The second race started off in light winds. By the middle of the first beat it had virtually disappeared on the course and the safety boats raced around the fleet telling all that the race had been abandoned. We limped our way to the Committee Boat and waited for a promised sea breeze. A leisurely lunch was eaten and thoughts of taking a dip in the bay crossed the mind of my crew. But the promised breeze arrived and a short course was posted (W3 0.8) which made for an exciting last race of the day.




Results are up on the FSSA homepage.