Farewell Fall Fringe

It was a super frustrating end to the fall fringe season today with yet again another mostly windless Sunday.  Of the 5 races scheduled for this series I don't think we saw more than 5 knots at any time.  We floated for 1 hour today without being able to cross the startline as the current dragged us closer to Vernon by the minute.  We had setup late for the start in a dying breeze but at least we could fetch the pin end when we got seriously fouled by a port tack boat in our fleet also trying to start.  It is not a valid argument to wait till the last second before starting to give way and then claim that you do not have enough speed to avoid a collision, sorry!  It would not have made any difference in the end however as all speed was lost and we floated without being able to fill the sails and make way for the rest of the morning.  I have discovered this boat just will not sail in zero to 2 knots of wind.  The foils are so narrow that they require constant flow to convert sail power into boatspeed and will easily stall in these conditions.  The boats that did manage to get a little distance up the course poked their nose into a building Southerly wind and enjoyed a very short drag race to the finish.  J, followed by Blur, then Ghost, and Blowin in the wind rounded out the top 4 spots.  The Hot Rum series starts next Sunday with a combined start and hopefully a few boats from other clubs getting in on the action.  Have a good week and see you Sunday.