WIRW

Well we just got back from a fantastic Whidbey Island Race Week.  There was a good turn out by local Okanagan sailors with some impressive showings.  Jumping Black Flash did very well in their division as did Bad Dog and Alan Barnes on S.L.U.T.  We raced Litonya in a OD class 6 and learned many new tricks.  You never know if you are sailing to the boats potential until you stack up against several other identical boats. We raced 12 races of at least 2 hours each with less than 5 minutes between races.  We would normally be on the boat at 9:30 am and return to the docks about 6pm every day.  The racing conditions couldn't have been better.  We had four straight days with exceptional winds ranging from 10 to 25 knots.  It wasn't until day four that we saw things moderate and after a lengthy postponement the days racing was eventually cancelled.  The most exciting part of the entire experience had to have been the prestart time before the first starting sequence each day.  To have 120 boats milling around the start line ready to launch was truly a hair raising experience.  I can't wait to hit the start line this Wednesday night at the KYC and put all of this new found practice to work.  See you there.