With all the time off since Winter Series, it was a struggle to wait to Mar. 11 to get back out racing. With the new furler, it's nice to have headsail options. Given the low-wind forecast I saw leading up to the Sat., I had a Thurs. afternoon available to go down and change sails (while they were still dry) and be able to take my time to ensure all was good with the new system. Of course predictions & actuals are never a guarantee, so Saturday morning kept us guessing. The wind shut off just minutes before the into current race start -so we finally crossed the start line 28 minutes into the race. I would have felt worse, if it wasn't for one of the boats that did cross close to the start time was actually even farther down current than us by the time we crossed. The wind did pick up to the higher end of the predictions, so with every one parked on the rail we made good headway and managed to get to the front of the pack. Unfortunately, 'Prime' clawed her way back and took Line Honours in the last few hundred yards. Given the forecast, it ended up being a great day on the water -looking forward to next weeks race, but have to spend some time figuring out how to silence our newly installed AIS unit that was continually warning us of collisions. Some crew found that a little disconcerning. :^)
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