With light winds on the bay, we already knew that Yolo could not be competitive.
Race 1 of the day: We positioned well for the start, but could not tack away immediately as we would have had larger boats "rolling" us, so we needed to push them further and they would then sail below us.. which they did. We managed a good slot at the first mark, a good hoist but the winds became fickle on the down wind.. with a little luck required, in our case dying just before the leeward mark.. we eventually got through this patch.. and sailed for the finish.. giving us a third on corrected... which we felt was good, given that it was very light for us.
Race 2: Again light breeze with it dying en route to the first mark and then coming back.. favoring the one side of the course... once on the downwind, initially looking good until it died.. and the winds clocked 180 degrees which meant first into the wind would be first on the podium etc..
The bridge then called a shortened course together with the flag and two hoots... shortly after this they announced a "new course amendment" We have protested as we felt if the shortened course would have been followed we would still have had a chance to be competitive. Protest has not yet been heard, but will advise. The rest of the race for us, was a drift.
Aboard were: dale, Ian, Sieger and guests Wayne and Kathy. No problems aboard.
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