It looks like our lucky streak of big Wednesday night winds is finally broken. Instead of the 15 to 20 knot winds that we had all grown accustomed to, we were given a SW to NW 2-5 knots. The course for tonight was SCXCA. Due to the wind angle everyone set up for a port tack approach to the start line. We had clear air for the most part and a mid line position. Ghost Rider and TBD quickly broke out ahead and rounded the C mark first. Almost everyone threw in a quick jibe set and went for the kite hoist. We did the same but found there to be not quite enough pressure to fill our 700 square feet of kite therefore could not sail the angle we would have liked. We did try to stay close to the Eastern shore as much as possible because we have learned from experience that the middle is usually certain death in these conditions. The Martin 242 had a great race crossing the line 4th just behind us. Ghost Rider followed by J lead the fleet across for line honors. Welcome back to the Martin 244 crew, glad to see you back on the water.
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