Well, the first race of this season is over, with Paul as trimmer and Hank at the helm.
Thanks to Hank, we can in 5th out of 7 boats entered! We have 5 Sailing divisions in our club, I am in the Division that does not fly a sail...only allowed to use working sails. He missed the starting time... he assumed that our Division 5 was starting last (as it normally is). .However... our Division started in the middle, so Hank was off sailing away from the start line. By the time he realized his mistake, we were at least 5 minutes behind... this means we would be last no matter how I sailed... we lost before we even started! BUT, we did make up for lost time due to my fine lines... but still came in last. (6th DNF (did not finish) and 7th was DNC (did not compete).
The winds were light... started at Atkinson Point with the rounding mark near Stanley Park. By the time we got at the club house is was 8:30 pm.
Things Learnt... ALWAYS watch the Committee boat flags!! at all time... with the binoculars!
Oh,one more thing... Hank had my boom only repaired, moved the reefing lines to the proper setting to match my new main sail and adjusted the sail battens to make my sail work and look good!
Till the next race...
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