I was reminded last night of something I read a long time ago. It said that the weather reporting job was the only job you could always be completely wrong at and still collect your pay. If their pay depended on accuracy, they'd starve. The forecast for Thursday Night's race at DIYC was supposed to be dismal with winds topping out at 2 knots, but it proved otherwise as the evening wore on.
We met at the boat where there were extremely hot temperatures and no breeze at all. The basin looked like glass. Never the less we headed out towards the race area and while the committee boat was deciding on a short course, the winds picked up and stayed consistent. We did not get as good of a start as the previous weeks but caught up to the competition in the first upwind leg. Our second leg was a reach where we continued to improve on the distance between us. After rounding the second mark, I trimmed the Spinnaker and held onto our lead to the final mark before the finish.
Although we came in ahead of the competition, because of corrected time they proved the winner for the evening. Had the course been longer we may have added enough to the distance to offset the corrected time. It was a great sail none the less, with a short course and much better outcome with the wind then the expert weather forecasters had predicted. I'm racing with Reggie on his Catalina this coming Saturday and looking forward to it. I'm bringing a friend and it should be a good time as always. I promise to take the camera and post some pictures.
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