Following last weeks heavy air racing, this week the fleet experienced light and shifty breezes, which brought a different challenge.
On leaving harbor the Committee Boat found 3 – 5 kt. breezes from around 315° M, the water surface showed the wind was patchy. The course was set in dark water. As soon as the CB anchored the wind veered 90°. While the course was being reset the wind went back to 295°. The final course was aligned W/L but the S/F line was boat favored, creating undesirable congestion at the starts.
The first race started with fairly steady breeze ~4 kts. which grew to 5-6 kts as the race progressed. There did not appear to be any wind holes on the course. The first half of the fleet finished in close succession, the rest were quite spread out.
As the wind had been steady for a while, and even showed signs of increasing, the second race was set for twice around the course. The wind did not cooperate and soft spots and large shifts appeared around the course. Boats had particular difficulty rounding the Leeward mark. In spite of the wind conditions the fleet was making good progress during the first lap so the course was not shortened. Again, the leading boats finished close together.
REVISED RESULTS below (as of 12:30pm 6/12/20).
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