Double Handed Racing -11 November 2017

A Westerly breeze with fluctuations on the water... gusty in the start area with the upper 20's.. so opted for a J4 for the start... Another cracker of a start, allowing Yolo to tack and sail straight over the fleet..  A good first beat to the weather mark, second only to a much faster boat.... around the mark and kite up.. as it was breezy we went with our heavy kite.. which turned out to be the wrong call as the winds started to lighten up... two gybes on the downwind leg..  around Milnerton mark and a fetch to the next mark.. where we realized the breeze had dropped further... around the mark and a beat back to the weather mark, a bit under powered, fortunately the sea was very flat... but we were still not on the numbers.... but opted not to change on the leg. but set up for a larger kite for the last downwind... around the weather mark and off to Paarden Island.. on this leg we changed to our largest genoa..  and again put in two gybes.. with a rusty drop at the leeward mark which cost us.. and a final beat to the finish.. In the end, we got a second place losing first place by twenty seconds to the larger boat... Sailing was great on the water.. and with a flat sea.. a joy to sail. Aboard were: Dale and Ian.