Trifecta #2, even sweeter!

No race on the 18th Aug, due to ongoing storms. The racing was cancelled first via e-mail and then over VHF at the appropriate times.

Aug 25th - Trouble was RC again! Are they our lucky charm?? Our our cruel tease??

Wind was W and going left, more than expected when we went out at around 7kn. Trouble came out late and set up by K. Course: J, L, S - all green. Line was almost perp to wind which was good and the clockwise course was all to Starboard which was also an improvement!

The start sequence was bizarre, with the horn, timing and orange flag all over the shop! But I figured they were tracking GPS time, and starting at 1830 exactly. When it went tits up I got back to the line as fast as I could, but I spun too hard and completely stalled the boat and removed the air attachment to the sails. We sat for 30 seconds before moving, but still had a decent start at the boat end.

I wanted to go right as soon as I could and we did. We got out to pressure and a little lift. 3 of us went there, us, CYMRU and Bona Dia, and we crushed the rest of the fleet that went to the shore. The boat was feeling good, and with the settings I created the other week, I knew the sails were trimmed correctly and I could focus on driving. We had good speed and impressive point in the 4-5kn of breeze.


We rounded first, followed closely by CYMRU and then Bona.

Tub came up fast and was abeam but to weather and sailing higher angles for no gain. The wind was down to about 4 kn now, and Brigite did great to keep the chute working.

Trouble shortened the course mid-leg, to finish close to L. We had to gybe to get to them, but were first to finish, with a couple of minutes to spare! Next was Tub, then Bona and Cymru.

Another Trifecta for FOXY, and this one felt better! First to finish, first in class and first overall. Sweet. And should have propelled us into second overall for the series!!!