What an awesome day to start off this years KYC Blossom Time regatta. The rain stayed away and temperatures stayed warm enough to sail in shorts without a chill. The breeze really was on for most of the day. The RC got off 5 races for all fleets I believe today. The breeze started off with about 5 to 10 knots out of the North and steadily built to sustained 15 to 20 by the end of race three. The RC kept the courses pretty short racing between CBDC for most of the day with two longer CAEC races to mix it up a bit. There was no time for a rest out there today and our crew worked their butts off keeping our boat moving fast. We had good close sailing with the other Melges 24, the Andrews 28 and GR. Epic downwind legs in 20 knots sure kept Tracy on her toes trimming that big beautiful yellow kite downhill. It is by no mean an easy job and she impressed the hell out of me with her performance today. My brother, who has never sailed before, joined us at the front of the boat and was smiling ear to ear as our boat speed approached 14 knots. Balazs did a great job keeping the front of the boat organized and was always at the right place at the right time. We stood our ground for most of today even in over powered conditions and look forward to another epic day on the race course tomorrow.
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