Club Racing -Saturday 20th April 2013

Regular club race and part of a series.. Wind started filling in from the South East and Yolo just made it in time for the start line as she was having her hull dived on to ensure she was clean. We had to wait for the diver to complete. Yolo got a good start and got going with speed managing to almost keep up with the faster boats.. but they were able to hold a slightly higher line.. As we were class two we woulkd be doing another course anyway.. splitting at the weather mark. Yolo got to the weather mark first in class and immediately hoisted the light kite in around 11 knots. A good downwind but Nuthr Witch was coming in slighly faster./ A good drop and gybe made up for some distance.. closing in on Number 10(the next mark) there was a wind convergance zone.. this would be where the race would be won or lost.. we managed to wend our way through the minefields of no wind onlyu stopping a few times and not for long.. round the mark and managed to find the South Easter again which had us sailing again in 11 knots.. the rest of the fleet got caught badly in the convergance zone. We were lucky to have got through it as we did.. We made up a huge lead rounded Paarden Eiland and went for the finish.. this would mean we needed to enter the convergance zone gain.. foirtunately most fo the boats were still in it, so we could see at a distance what was happening.. their wind was slowly coming through so we were able to meet it and sail onto the finish.. We had more then a full leg gap on the next boat.. Line honours and handicap.. in truth, we probbaly were very lucky to have got through the convergance zone. So not a true reflection. Aboard were: Dale and Ian. Boat performed well.