Series 1 Race 1 -- Ted's notes

First weds night race was very light winds as we left the dock without our fearless skipper. However, the  wind eventually starts to come in from the south west.  It got up to about 7 at the start and then starts to slide lighter as the night progressed. 

After a bit of a delay, committee sets up at T and generates a 4 leg course to R1 and back.  The tide is starting to run out, the start is reversed with T being the upwind side of the line and it seems clear that the T is up current and favored.  The line was reversed. We decided that we were going to run the line and start closest to the pin and if needed work down to a mid line start.  We ended up set up a little low of it, there is a bit of pile up at T and closed the door on mayheim. Sorry Doug but the first race does not make Anna a rookie. (She has been sailing forever +1 day.)  We get off the line clean and having a very good start. The Crew and Skipper was happy and  could have taken our battle as a victory. For Sail  was to Leeward of us.  With Tommy with Eric Leitner driving was to weather of them. We held our lane very well.   We were trying to minimize tracks due to the light air we ended up to the left side of the course.   For Sail was first to the mark by several boat lengths.  Followed by Slice, Cow and Tommy. Eric decision to play grab ass with Cow and as  a result open the door for us to slide in a close round. With a Eric telling us not to go in there we did. (At the bar Eric told me that the door was open but he could have shut it and hit us and we would of hit and we would be wrong.) Personally great call and there was no way he could have hit us. The tide was running now.    Rounded and set in very light air and tried to get going.  The Jib was immediately call to clear from the pile up Sorry Rand I jib from the back of the boat. The communication of jib never reach the bow team. (anna mental note sometime lous voice is needed.)  Cow held on the stb jibe for a long time,  We were on e the wrong side but still happy from the start so beer all around. The rest picked up something on the right and then came steaming across our bow and passed us at the downwind mark.  The line up start then for the finish Cow in front with Tom and Eric catching For Sail.    Round for the next up wind and I was on my 2 or 3 rd beer so stop making mental notes.  Finish the race and had fun.  Boat safely at the mooring.

Series 1 Race 1

Anna and the crew took the boat last night because I had RC duty. They had a great start, but couldn't  keep up in the ultra light conditions.

Before the race I pulled the mast step back 4mm. It's between the two marks. And eased the lowers two turns from Saturday's setting. I have to remember to measure them before retuning on Weds.

Danny V had some good thoughts regarding shaping up the main: The shape is very Laser-like, keep the outhaul and halyard eased in the light air.

wind 0-4 @240

2012 Tune up

Great start in really light air and the remains of an outgoing tide. We won the boat but couldn't hold our lane. We didn't have boatspeed. The consensus was the rig is too tight.

u=41
l=38

This is -5 on the lowers from base 41/40. We also took 4 turns off the headstay.

Saturday I'm going to move the base setting back to the what we used with the old mast. And add a little sag to the headstay.

u=38
l=34

The good news is the crew work was flawless last night.

Rig tune

Here are photos of the rig at what I think is the new base tension. The uppers are where John suggested which is a little tighter than we sailed last year. That seems to have solved headstay length problem.The mast butt is at last year's setting. The adjuster should be installed this week.

Wind = 15kts
U = 41
L - 41

Port

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Starboard

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The halyard was a little loose.

Mast Bend

Here are the photos that show prebend and bend with max backstay

Rig tension

u=34
l=26
headstay = max

Prebend

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Max Backstay

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Sails

Ordered a new main and spin today from John Fries. They should be hear by August.

Better speed in heavier air

We had a good start and were third at the weather mark, should have been second had Mojo not taken us 3 boats past the layline. The mastheads past us downwind but we held our time until the last leeward rounding where Slice pinched us to a stop.

A few bad decisions later and we're in 5th. Overall good speed but no room for error.

wind = 15kts

u=39
l=34

headstay =max
shortened backstay