Went to the Lake Monroe Sailing Association's Wednesday night rum
race today. Winds were about 10-12 MPH out of the east. I was the only
Sea Pearl 21 out there. Most were 23 - 27 cruiser class boats. The boat
with the best corrected time was a Precision 23 named Show Me. Their
corrected time was around 42 minutes and my time was around 53:00. I was
5th out of 7 boats that sailed the course. Not bad for my first race. I
know of several places that I can make up significant time.
The
goal is not to become a racer. These are shake down cruises and an
opportunity to learn how to sail better. For example the downwind leg
today was just slightly starboard where I didn't feel comfortable going
wing on wing. I found out after the race Show Me did go wing on wing. If
I would have had gps coordinates for the mark and known what point on
the compass to sail I might have tried it. I also learned the heading
for coming back to the start so I will hopefully minimize my tacks next
time. Figuring out how high I can point with the Sea Pearl and maintain
optimal speed is also a learning process.
So any other
Orlando Sea Pearls want to come sail Lake Monroe on Wednesday nights? A
link to the LMSA site is on the right of this page.
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