Aussie Jimmy (The Thinking Man)
John (Falcon Pilot, and winch monkey)
Fidelis placed first in this weekend's regatta on the Nuese. We had an interesting start, crossing the starting line seconds after the start horn went off, (which in itself is difficult) only to find that after an immediate tack following the start line, our boat didn't have enough wind to complete the turn, and ended up "in irons" (sitting still without moving in the water) with several boats heading straight for us. After starting Jim and John (Our trusty crew aboard Fidelis) kept the sails trimmed while I held course and we slowly gained on the other boats. Winds were around 20 mph and we had a Genoa headsail up, which ended up being too much sail for the race, (I found the boat getting away from me once, weather helm) but our speed stayed high averaging around 6-7 knots. Keep in mind that we live on our boat, so it's not exactly lightened up for racing either.
We had a good time, and the crew did a great job, worked hard and was constantly tending the sheets and telltales to make sure our speed stayed high. Way to go guys, and thanks!
John (Falcon Pilot, and winch monkey)
Fidelis placed first in this weekend's regatta on the Nuese. We had an interesting start, crossing the starting line seconds after the start horn went off, (which in itself is difficult) only to find that after an immediate tack following the start line, our boat didn't have enough wind to complete the turn, and ended up "in irons" (sitting still without moving in the water) with several boats heading straight for us. After starting Jim and John (Our trusty crew aboard Fidelis) kept the sails trimmed while I held course and we slowly gained on the other boats. Winds were around 20 mph and we had a Genoa headsail up, which ended up being too much sail for the race, (I found the boat getting away from me once, weather helm) but our speed stayed high averaging around 6-7 knots. Keep in mind that we live on our boat, so it's not exactly lightened up for racing either.
We had a good time, and the crew did a great job, worked hard and was constantly tending the sheets and telltales to make sure our speed stayed high. Way to go guys, and thanks!
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