Nice practice day in probably 25 knots of wind, with 30 knot gusts in the Bay a couple of weeks ago. We sailed past the Bay Bridge to get lighter air for spinnaker/jibing practice. Andy got to do some foredeck work as desired, Andrew and Juan worked trim, Heather did some driving and coached Andy at the bow.
It was a pretty comprehensive day: heavy weather and lighter winds, both tack/upwind and jibe/downwind work, tried repairs underway (a cotter ring decided to break free from the boom pin at the gooseneck, fortunately, the friction from the sail was keeping the boom in place), taking a reef in and shaking it off, etc...Really cool.
Everything was going OK until we met the renowned Pirates of the East Bay. They punched me in the jaw and I carried their bruise colors for over a week ;-) They pushed Heather and caused her to fall in the cockpit, they forced us into a couple of crash tacks which landed Juan, Andrew and Andy in the water up to waist level. We finally broke free and got home just fine ;-)
Not everyone was that lucky as you can see from the table above and the number of deadmen listed on each boat.
ps: Pirates of the East Bay are also known as 'unlucky mishaps or mistakes'
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