Race 2

Crowded start line for race 2... and this was the quiet end of the line... and the new all black sails are proving to be a nice little speed gain



Race 2 proved to be a nice test for the new rig and crew... a very gusty uprange big rig day that looked to be heading towards a very lite day with lots of rain early in the day... then just kept going uprange all day from the S/E. I was surprised to see only a few No2 rigs on the start line, and I was wishing we had gone small rig ourselves
Plenty of crashes and broken bits thru the fleet but we managed to stay away from drama pretty well, apart from the quick swim in the lee of the manly ferry on the last windward leg, lucky we only lost 1 boat, and held out 5 fast finishing boats to the line... so another mid pack 18th place... and me and the guys are pretty happy with this result... some great rides all day, if a little on the extreme side, some nice battles with the mid fleet pack including Woody and Fezz on the CST...some very close calls with all the yachts and boats all over the Harbour as well as the usual ferries crossing over in the middle of the course, but well handled by young Bendo and Sam... we arent super quick upwind in the fresh stuff, but we are holding our own on the downwind runs... and passing a few guys crashing at the top marks
So after 2 races we are equall 16th place overall from 32 starters... rite in the middle, and im happy with that so far considering our lack of sailing time over the last 3 weeks and the 2nd race with the new sails... big thanx to Neil at Barra Sails for all his help to get sails ready on time for first race
The team mite even get the head cam working over the next few races, so maybe some video to show soon... could be fun for any protest meeting needing evidence, aparently there has been a few lodged so far
and looks like some more cloudy rain days ahead... as long as there is breeze im happy... see what happens