WED 17th Feb 2015

With a SE wind with perhaps a bit more East in then usual, blowing between 12-18knots and hot evening with flat sailing waters, it was the perfect evening for racing. Yolo is s class 2 boat but starts will Class one boats so one needs to be wary of the faster boats on the fleet. This week we both sailed the same course. Yolo got a cracker start with good speed and hung in with the much bigger boats to the first mark after which a downwind leg was sailed which allowed the larger class one boats to slowly overhaul Yolo.. Good mark rounding at the lee, but to clear wind Yolo tacked and made for Milnerton beach... after tacking a perfect angle for the next mark.. As Yolo progressed the wind started to lift, which benefited boats to leeward who could now lay the next mark.. Closing in on the mark a well known boat came across on Starboard started to over stand in order to Starboard us, called Starboard still a way off, so Yolo started to bear away as Yolo put their bow down they tacked which is illegal having called Starbord they needed to complete their call instead they promptly tacked in Yolo's water.. Not very nice.. What aggravated the situation is Yolo crew called protest to which the response was given in swear words.
In the end, Yolo won the race in her class and in fact technically won Class one. All well aboard. Crew: Dale, Ian, Sieger, Shane, Cath, Andrea, Assaf.

Pic by Jeff Ayliffe Media