... and it's a win for Moonblue 2!
As we went into the final day we needed either two wins or a second and a first (but not a first and a second, for then we would have lost on count-back).
We lost the first race by one minute to El Cayote, so it was all down to the second and final race, which we won by two minutes, giving us and El Cayote a total of 9 points each after our drop, and we win the Premier Division on count-back. Great result, especially the trials in delivering the boat and our having to miss Race Day One completely.
Today they gave us two windward-leewards, course 16, simple double sausages.
In the first race, second upwind leg, another squall came through with winds of 40+ knots so downwind we decided on Main and jib only. A couple of the IRC 1 types persevered with spinnakers, mostly out of control, broaching all over and a couple of shredded kites; one of the multi-hulls was dismasted.
The second race winds still gusting in from the NW, around 20 knots, we went round cleanly, good kite hoists and gybes. We finished 11 minutes ahead of Cayote, for a win by two minutes corrected.
More photos later.
As we went into the final day we needed either two wins or a second and a first (but not a first and a second, for then we would have lost on count-back).
We lost the first race by one minute to El Cayote, so it was all down to the second and final race, which we won by two minutes, giving us and El Cayote a total of 9 points each after our drop, and we win the Premier Division on count-back. Great result, especially the trials in delivering the boat and our having to miss Race Day One completely.
Today they gave us two windward-leewards, course 16, simple double sausages.
In the first race, second upwind leg, another squall came through with winds of 40+ knots so downwind we decided on Main and jib only. A couple of the IRC 1 types persevered with spinnakers, mostly out of control, broaching all over and a couple of shredded kites; one of the multi-hulls was dismasted.
The second race winds still gusting in from the NW, around 20 knots, we went round cleanly, good kite hoists and gybes. We finished 11 minutes ahead of Cayote, for a win by two minutes corrected.
More photos later.
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