[quote=coastrat]oh yeah...i almost had a good start(beside being over the line and getting an upclose look at your waterline!)...but the second one was better! in the mean time, you guys were long gone...then the 2 nacra 20's who were still on the beach when the race started, came rolling by...my strategy was working...always start the race in dead last, takes the pressure off. at that point i was stalking the other tri, caught him and passed him on the first leg, made the mark, then the fun began. it was you and the n20's with that big beautiful new benetean sense 50 leading as the waves got progressively bigger and bigger, the corsair was gaining ground, and it was time to make the mark. told the crew we would tack when we were between the really tall waves...ten minutes later it was f#@k it, here we go...i really didn't want to flip it out there...those waves made me and my boat really fell like the littlest boat in the race. at this point, i employed my second strategy for sucessful racing- identify the people who know what they are doing and follow them...but, the next challenge happened: winds started to lay down for the tacking part of the program...great...at least we got to rest a minute but that was the last i saw of the leaders. when we finally made the range mark, the winds were kicking and we were able to point to the next and last mark but the corsair was closing fast. we rounded the mark, seas laid down being closer to the shore, and the corsair stretched out a nice lead on us...not so fast!...we got into full pirate mode and hunted him down, passed him, and crossed the line feeling great about it! my favorite kind of cat sailing...FAST!!!...i'm still buzzing from it, love that race![/quote]
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