Four boats braved the steep waves of the inlet to race the intended two laps course : Sea buoy to NC weather buoy and back. Wind well established from the East at 15 gusting to 20 kn. Swell was between 3 to 4 ft with the occasional 5ft. For the first time of the season TeeSou changed the genoa for the 100% blade with Likety split following shortly after. No change on the cruising boats as they were ready for condition favoring their size. Rough ride indeed to reach the first mark ( 1 hour for 3 miles for the first boat) as the gusts went one notch higher to 25kn . It was decided to shorten the race to one lap . Bohemian Blue retire from the race due to steering problem but was able to return home safely.
Run A Way
Race 1 | Aug 31st | Wind 15-25 | 3 to 4′ swell | Start at 11.45 am | ||||
Boat | PHRF | Ela.clock | Ela.corr. | Distance | Adjust. | Correct.time | Position | |
Racing | SB-WB-SB | |||||||
Lickety | 168 | 85’52” | 85.86 | 6 | 2.80 | 69.06 | 2 | |
TeeSou | 168 | 83’18” | 83.3 | 6 | 2.80 | 66.50 | 1 | |
Cruising | SB-WB-SB | |||||||
Run A Way | 182 | 135 | 135 | 6 | 3.03 | 116.80 | 1 | estim. |
Bohemian Blue | 132 | DNF | 0 | 6 | 2.20 | -13.20 | 0 | |