The forecast was for 5mph wind, increasing to 7-8mph, however this did not hold as the wind died out during the second race.

During the first leg of the first race, Len was first to catch a big shift and took off on everyone.  The rest of us battled it out for 2nd.

The second race was very light wind with increasing current.  Everyone needed to be patient and those with good light wind boat speed finished well.

The third race was a windward – leward once around, with wind only on the west side of the course.  Adam had a great start at the boat end, then tacked into the wind.  However, he got stuck in a hole and others caught up.

We finished the day with a great parking lot birthday party for Kevin, who is approaching Grand Master status on the Laser Masters tour.

On days like this, I try to:

• keep the boat moving – at the start and by not pinching upwind
• actively look around to figure out where the wind is
• keep my weight forward – upwind and downwind
• roll tack