MOSSEL BAY RACE
We started the race at 4pm on the 5th September from Cape Town. We started in light fickle conditions, we hit the line bang on initially sailing with our code Zero, the fleet searched for the puffs, the wind eventually swung seing us shift to the code 1 and beating our way to the point. Ath the point we were able to crack off and fetch across False Bay. The wnd started to strenthen and slowly free off which got us skipping of to Danger Point. Soon afterthis it went right aft with us putting up our 1.5oz kite. The seas grew. Our top speed was just under 17 knots. We made very good time and our ETA's kept being brought forward. At Agulhas we gybed and sailed down the coast line on a reach. We wind started to ease, it then sifted to onshore, with us changing to a Code Zero. The winds lightened. During the night it shifted to a land breeze which we sailed with our Code 1 and then again the Code Zero. At day break we had a few boats in striking distance. We were offshore with the majority of them closely inshore. The breeze was stronger inshore so we cut our losses and sailed till we were just below the cliffs. We rounded St Blaize with the Code Zero which we later peeled to the 0.5oz kite which we carried till we were over the finish line. Aboard were: Dale Kushner, Ian Coward, Walter Page, Greg Harrowsmith. The boat performed brilliantly, no damages etc... It was a great sail with great people. We came 3rd overall on IRC which is excellent for this event.
We started the race at 4pm on the 5th September from Cape Town. We started in light fickle conditions, we hit the line bang on initially sailing with our code Zero, the fleet searched for the puffs, the wind eventually swung seing us shift to the code 1 and beating our way to the point. Ath the point we were able to crack off and fetch across False Bay. The wnd started to strenthen and slowly free off which got us skipping of to Danger Point. Soon afterthis it went right aft with us putting up our 1.5oz kite. The seas grew. Our top speed was just under 17 knots. We made very good time and our ETA's kept being brought forward. At Agulhas we gybed and sailed down the coast line on a reach. We wind started to ease, it then sifted to onshore, with us changing to a Code Zero. The winds lightened. During the night it shifted to a land breeze which we sailed with our Code 1 and then again the Code Zero. At day break we had a few boats in striking distance. We were offshore with the majority of them closely inshore. The breeze was stronger inshore so we cut our losses and sailed till we were just below the cliffs. We rounded St Blaize with the Code Zero which we later peeled to the 0.5oz kite which we carried till we were over the finish line. Aboard were: Dale Kushner, Ian Coward, Walter Page, Greg Harrowsmith. The boat performed brilliantly, no damages etc... It was a great sail with great people. We came 3rd overall on IRC which is excellent for this event.
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