6/2 V15 Recap #3
15 Boats
5 Races
E – SSE 5-10kts
R/C Proctor/Kammert
Customer Appreciation Night – 15% Discount
That’s what the sign said at “Jasmine”, and for 15 V15’s, last night
was very much appreciated. Yes it was a little cold (ok, a lot
cold) and a little lumpy (more like square moguls), but the competition
was hot and friendly (like, well, never mind). The fleet was
revved up and very competitive, more like a mid-Summer night than early
June. With some of our better younger sailors (Harry, Phillip)
and some of our better, how should I put it, seasoned sailors (Cleody,
Ched) yet to make it out, it looks like a very good season is on
tap. A strong current, a clocking breeze and tight lines made
everybody work hard to stay in the front row. In the end
three different teams won races and there were a few new faces in the
top five. 5th went to Charles Stanley who sailed w/ his oldest
daughter Venetra by virtue of a tie break over Frank Pizzo.
Charles/Venetra won the 3rd race and it is good to see him transition
successfully into the V15 which he has not sailed previously.
Chris/Dona were 4th and Marc Jacobi sailing w/ Betty Montgomery sailed
the purple Club boat into a solid 3rd place. Craig Beardsley,
paired with CPYC Challenge Cup crew Robin Schulz, sailed hull #15 (see
above pattern of recurring 15’s) into 2nd and Beth and I continued our
hot streak to win the night despite one or two shaky (ok, really poor)
starts. Keeping the boat moving upwind in the steep chop was
challenging. We tried to: not pinch, keep the weight forward,
tack away if someone was on our lee bow - it’s important to be able to
put the bow down occasionally to build speed, and sail the boat fat and
flat, except for big lulls which required some heel. We also made
sure the rig wasn’t too tight, a little headstay sag goes a long way
towards powering up the jib.
Afterwards about 15 of us (see recurring theme on fifteen) made it to
Jasmine where the discount was appreciated but none of us would’ve
minded paying full price for a night like this.
Attention Numerologists: Check out Toby’s scores: 11,11,11,11 and
1 ooooooh…. And his sail number is 981 and 9 – 8 = 1 oooooh…..
Results
Enough for now,
JL
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