E1, bring on the heat!

Today was a scorcher under the Okanagan sun. With temperatures in the low 30's and a blazing sky it was the first Sunday race day of the E series. The turnout was somewhat light which may have had something to do with the 3 to 5 knot breeze that never quite filled in for today's race. They posted course SDXDAF but I dont think too many people actually believed that we would finish. There was such a huge pin end favor to the line that it was actually impossible to start on Starboard. The options were to attempt a pin end start on port or approach on starboard and tack into a hole crossing on port. If awards were given for beautiful starts then the crew of WOO HOO would certainly be taking home the silverware. They demonstrated a perfect pin end port tack full speed start and it sure was pretty to watch. The first beat was an exercise in patience and little else. Most of the fleet tried desperately to stick to shore and capture any breeze they could. Woo Hoo, Pinstripe and Pentameter rounded the D mark first and locked into better pressure for the spinnaker ride South just as the breeze totally died around the top mark. The rest of the fleet floated for what felt like an eternity before rounding and could only watch as the top 3 boats sailed off into the distance. From there on it was a pretty uneventful Sunday that may have been the last scorcher of the summer.