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The 25 mile ride up to Oceanside Saturday was pleasant.
After motoring 2 hours, we were able to sail the rest of the way. The trip saw
good winds, about 12 knots from the NW.
Seas were a little bumpy with a NW and S swell of 2 - 3.
Craig on watch minding the autopilot. |
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When we arrived we were please to see that we'd be racing
Alchemy, a Transpac boat. |
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My family came down and we took a walk on the pier for dinner
at Ruby's on the end. |
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Oceanside pier sunset. |
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On Sunday morning, Joe, aka Sloopsmitten brought his Cat 25
Utopia by for a little morning conversation. Oceanside Yacht club had given me a 50 foot
slip so there was no problem getting 2 boats in. |
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My Sunday morning dock visitor. |
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The race started with very light SW winds, the course was SE. Craig
at the helm in about 5 knots of air and 3 knots of boatspeed. |
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We averaged 3.4 knots for the day. Here's Keith working
hard keeping the boat flat during the 1 to 2 hours when we had about 8 - 9 knots of wind. We
were right with the fleet of slow boats at this time. A sharp eye will see 2 boats
on the horizon in our class.
Evening air went ultra light, boat speeds dropped into the 1 to 2 knot range with 12
miles to go.
We dropped out at 7 PM just off Mission Bay and motored in.
We did cover about 28 of the 38 miles and averaged 3.4 knots. |