At last Summer-like conditions. Course 11A proved a little short as the wind came in a bit stronger than that which was predicted. The results are still provisional and are on the Yachts – Results page. Finish times have been corrected and yachts are in the correct divisions. Some housework still needs to be done before the results are official.
However the race highlighted the division of labour required to successfully sail a race at GFS. These responsiblites are –
Skipper – initially pay money and buy a boat and then look at the divisions and start times to get them right. These are posted on the GFS web site. Just to confuse, Saturday Series Divisions are different to Down Harbour Divisions.
Navigator – read the course sheet carefully to understand that words listed in order are marks which need to be actually rounded in that order. Also recognise that a word with (P) next to it means leave the mark to Port, if there are no (P)s it means leave them to starboard (There were no (P)s in Spring race 2).
Crew- be nice to the skipper and keep a look-out especially for little stuff on the water like Flying Elevens. Give constant advice to the skipper; both positive and negative.
Despite some teething problems all went swimmingly!
Please look at the web site for information at least once a week.
