Last Race of the Double handed Series.. Conditions were light with a SW slop.. Conditions not ideal for Yolo.. with lots of Kelp in the vicinity.
Course was a Start at Granger Bay, Barker to Stb and finish off Green Point Light.
A conservative start was had.. with a few tacks on the upwind, which dodging some of the kelp.. everyone trying to best position themselves. About halfway there we noted a shift which kept us in the game and then later noted the fog on the horizon and wind on the water to sea.. so split from the fleet to these conditions which paid.. with a nice fast leg into the rock.. as we arrived at the rock, the fog had filled in, we also had to give the rock a healthy clearance as there was a lot of wash.. Once round, kite up.. we were in full fog.. but still had the boats ahead in visual.. eventually putting in two gybes on the downwind as we caught puffs so we could hold for longer.. the wind filled in and we started to make ground.. The fog cleared just short of the finish line.. and then filled in again..
In the end we won the race and won the series. Aboard were: Dale and Ian. Boat performed well.
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