There weren't very many Expresses at the Big Daddy - better maneuvers but appalling upwind boat speed during the round the buyo races. It looks like our rig is tuned differently (remember the mast was down at the boatyard). Day 2 was actually meant to be a double-handed practice so we weren't planning on doing well. Lack of rail meat, we had to downgrade to a #3 (the smaller jib) when everyone else could carry a #1 (genoa) - and we had to do this on the upwind which meant no headsail for a while. Our set was great, the wind died close to the finish (that's us about the finish up there) but there was a very decent breeze upwind and on the reach leg from Alcatraz to the entrance of Racoon Straits. We need a TON of practice still. It's not about sailing the boat safely. It is about sailing the boat FAST, for days (and night) during the Pac Cup.
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