Trifecta #1

Couple more races to report...

8/11/2010 - Veraldi was supposed to be RC, but Trouble showed up and took it. The pin was upwind of the boat! The clockwise course had port roundings, and there was no beat. Ok, this was going to be interesting!!!

We had a good start, but I lost sight of the line and was probably late as I was cautious reaching into the line (at the favored pin), but I dug a good hole and was clear to leeward.

We sailed high to not get rolled by the bigger boats, but Seal got over us, we let them go. Veraldi was ahead and drove Seal to the moon, allowing us to close the gap back leading into the mark.

We rounded and thread the needle through the Stbd tackers and had another close reach from K to J. A good leg for us as we kept high with clean air. Got a nice puff card to power us around the mark - another 270 degree turn, and off on the run.

We hoisted clean and were off. Again protecting high. We rolled a couple of big jammers and they blanketed Tub who was clear ahead of everyone. Mike was very late to get a chute up, and we are faster downwind, so we got overlapped with him.

The s mark was red, so to be left to port, and I think I was the only one to realize it. Tub didn't and went straight through the line and thus sailed the wrong course! We told Mike and the bog jammers about the red S and everyone followed us.

We doused the spinn, didn't unfurl and rounded up to finish - first to finish! Mike a BL behind, and then the jammers. We got a late horn from Trouble the RC boat, as I think they were also confused about our finish!

So our trifecta was: first to finish, first overall & first in class. Sweet. BTW: I think we would have corrected over the Tub had they finished legally. Results are MIA, even 2 weeks later, but I am holding out hope they will yet get to the scorer, so we can get our just dues.