The wind was a bit too gusty for most folks on Sunday, though a few boats sailed around the cove, and a couple of Albacores braved the river to blast around.  Here’s a quick summary of the day from Laura Lake:

On the river, five Lightings showed, four Lightnings splashed, but I believe only one (Chessie) left the dock to sail around in the lagoon for a bit.  I am not sure, but it looked like they might have had a technical issue that forced them to stay in.  One Buc and one Catamaran also left the dock, though they opted not to come up to Haines point to race.  One of the Albacores was still going out but was short crew, I switched over and sailed with Nick in in three races against Barney.   Barney was providing Nick with tips and tricks of the trade, rather than truly racing, it was a lot of fun.  The wind was probably 15-20, with the occasional gust higher than that.  Many thanks to race committee (there were more people on race committee than sailing)-it was a fun day to get to be out on the river.

Here are some highlights from the second race of last Sunday’s spring series racing.  Enjoy!

Check out some of the footage from our new Fleet GoPro Cam!  These are some highlights from Spring Series #7, Race 1.  The GoPro was on Nabeel’s boat, but it captures much more than just the action aboard Shadowfax.  Among other things, the Sinistra vs. Shadowfax duel that begins at the 5:00 mark is pretty cool!

Despite forecasts for 8-10 kts of breeze, Spring Series #7 ended up being a wet and wild affair complete with exciting starts (Chris Kozel gets the award for starting line tactics), tight roundings, great finishes by both new and experienced teams (congrats to both Mark Ewing and team Jalapeño as well as Joe Warren and team Bony Buns for a great day!), new boats on the water (hooray for Lindsay Bach!), and boats popping on a plane downwind.  We ended up with a 10-15 knot breeze that moved from Northeast to East and built (and became a bit gusty) as the day progressed.  PRO Jim Graham and his short-handed RC did a fantastic job of getting us 4 great W-L races and then getting us back to shore to enjoy the sunshine and a great post-race BBQ.  Jeff Storck has posted the scores here, and you can keep reading below for all of the race details as well as the story of Rose Gentile’s unplanned swim in the Potomac.  Be sure to add your own thoughts, observations, and comments as well!

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This past weekend was absolutely spectacular for sailing on both Saturday and Sunday and if you didn’t make it out you missed out. Both days it was clear and sunny with temperatures in the low 70s and a nice southerly breeze for racing…

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After the cold, rainy,  blustery wind of Series #3 Spring Series #4 gave everyone a chance to showcase their skills in light air with clear sunny skies and temps in the 60′s. Six Lightnings came out to race ( along with a few Albacores, several Buccaneers, three catamarans plus a neat looking little trimaran).

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