Category: Races
April 22nd, 2012
15.8 miles, 4:03 hours
11.9 miles, 2:55:26 hours - race only
Final race of the Spring Series ... Good wind at the beginning and the end of the race, but nothing in the middle. Came in 6th out of 6, but at least I finished the race.
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April 15th, 2012
8.8 miles, 1:58:45 hoursBowen Island Yacht Club Race #3. Just the race route. This was a pursuit race where I got a 6 minute head start before the next boat left. Shifty winds at the start made it very difficult and I almost ended up on the rocks ... to… more »
April 1st, 2012
7.5 miles, 2:55:09 hours with a corrected time of 2:38:06 - For just the race, total 14.7 miles, 5:11:38 hours for the entire day out
Race 2 of Spring Series. Shifty winds made the start hard, but once the spinnaker was up things got better. Race was… more »
March 25th, 2012
Wind warning was up for the race ... 27 knots at the start made for some exciting times
12.9 miles, 3:17:04 hoursSolo Race. Wind was about 27 knots at the start which resulted in a lot of tacking beating to the windward mark ... double reefed with only… more »
January 1st, 2012
The Annual Polar Bear Sailing Race ... I have now found my comfort zone with sailing and 38 knots is well above it. Started off the year with a DNS (Did Not Start) as I couldn't make the start line before I gave up ... onward and upwards.
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