Puddle Duck Race - Page 4

By Doug Day (retired) #1 "DUB"

Ken makes it back and rounds the starting mark.

One smooth tack and he was around the mark, heading into lap 2.

I was on a perfect layline for the mark, and then got headed.

Had to make 2 tacks to round the mark. I bet there was as much as 90 degrees shift in the wind direction from one end of the course to the other.

At this point I saw Ken way out front, and thought there was no way I was going to catch him.

Doug was having a difficult time with his sail rig, this is the first time he has had a chance to sail his boat. The jib lines jammed on him among other prolems.

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