Photos courtesy of Beth Auld
The wind was strong, much stronger at times,making for fast races. But the wind was Grandview-shifty, and very subject to the wind shadows of the hills, so sailors could take nothing for granted as they plotted and executed their starts, courses and finishes. 60% of the sailors experienced a capsize.
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| Shortly after the start on way to 1st mark |
Taking time to sail the course ahead of the first race, John Auld and crew Tom leveraged that recon into a win with a good margin over the rest of the fleet in the first race, much less so in the second.
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| John Auld (right) and Matt Bartlett (left) approach the 3rd mark. Since they are overlapped prior to being within 3 boat lengths of the mark, Matt will have to give John room to round the mark without touching it. |
Good riddance to the heat dome! Our volunteers didn't have to swelter, but with the wind, did have to deal with a challenging anchoring situation. We are very grateful to Jack and Sandi Miller and Beth Auld in the Committee Boat as well as Jim Riffle and Arlene Truex in the safety boat. Matt Bartlett and Dianne Fisher set up a very good course for us that stood up to a changing wind, Arlene hosted a fun and well-attended protest meeting. Beth Auld and Kevin Preuss organized another good race. Thanks everyone!
Just one more race for our 2025 season: September 7th 2pm as usual.
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