A Little Better
by Jake on Sep.21, 2006, under 2006 NAF18 Champs
The wind was pretty light and shifty yesterday but we had a couple of decent mid-fleet finishes. David took the helm in the second race and did a good job to post a 20th place finish. We’re going to continue to see if we can improve today – the wind is up again and we’re expecting 10 to 15.
Our friends, Mike and David, had an altercation yesterday with another boat on the start line. A boat jammed up hard to weather right in front of them and they didn’t have time or opportunity to avoid them. They ended up kissing the side/rear of the hull with their bow as they attempted to duck the boat. A couple of protests were filled but the judges determined that they were not given adequate time to avoid and are assigning them a finish position based on their previous results. The boat (a brand new Nacra infusion) has a split in the bow but it looks like they can fashion a temporary repair and be back out on the water today.
We’re sailing in marginally cool conditions and have been wearing our dry suits. I have to say that I’ve used a feature on the Astral Bouyancy life preservers that I haven’t had a chance to use until now – they have a hand warmer feature where the outer shell is lined with fleece on the inside and you have access to tuck your hands inside to keep them toasty. It’s very very nice!
I snagged another copy of the results and you can see them HERE.
