This was a different course from any previous courses we have done. The course was for a west wind and was 14-R-14-R-14. Nice race layout for the wind. We decided to do a port tack to the mark. We got a good start. We were third across the line. Bill Ormond came as crew, but I put him on the tiller this race. It turned out to be a nice change. I got to work hard on the sails and Bill took it easy on the tiller.
Shortly after the start, about 2 minutes and 1 second after. Somehow the jib sheet hooked the whisker pole and tossed it into the water. Bill looked at the race and then looked at the pole and then looked at me and asked shall we get the pole? I said yes and Bill pulled a neat figure eight under sail to pick it up. I tried to reach down and pick it up, but could not reach the water without risking going overboard. Bill went into another figure eight under sail while I pulled out the boat hook. This time I was able to snag the pole and bring it aboard. The track is below. This maneuver cost us about 2 minutes, which is not bad.
We were last around the first windward mark. We caught up and passed two boats by the leeward mark. That left three boats ahead of us. Goose had dropped out because of a broken steering cable. We rounded the second windward mark still in forth place. Estella Del Mar, La Dolce Vita, and River Weasel were ahead of us. We caught up and passed River Weasel because he decided to jibe halfway to the finish. We stayed on our starboard wing on wing with the pole out to starboard. We think we finished third. Results are still not posted.
The track of the race is below:
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