That's a wrap

With the annual running of the Caesers Freezer regatta yesterday so ends the 2011 Okanagan sailing season. We had a very challenging time out on the water yesterday with very shifty winds and variable conditions ranging from zero to 6 knots of breeze. After a less than perfect start, which included two boats over early and us drifting onto the pin, the fleet was off with decent pressure out of the East to South East. We managed to pick off every boat one by one and made our way to the front of the pack. It was us and the Antrum 27 Bad Dog a comfortable distance out ahead of the fleet all the way to Lake Okanagan Resort. We rounded first with Bad Dog hot on our heals and the J29 and Decision some 20 minutes behind. We tried to work the Western shore back home but sailed into a huge area of very light air and parked for an extended period. We kept glancing over our shoulder to the opposite shore where J, Decision and Celerity seemed to be making huge gains. We met up with these smart boats somewhere North of Traders Cove and did our best to cover our competition. We unfortunately did not have enough horse power in the light conditions and quickly saw our hard fought lead vanish. Continuing Southbound along the Eastern shore we played the numerous shifts as best as we could and managed to avoid dropping any further back. First across was J29 then Bad Dog, Decision and Litonya, but wait who was that boat trailing on the not to distant horizon? Like an evil pirate ship emerging from a dark fog bank appears Tom at the helm of Chaos to easily capture first place on corrected time. A great displace of sailing abilities on a C27. Many thanks to the wonderful folks on the RC at the KYC for providing us with a fantastic racing season this year and special thanks to all the wonderful guys and girls in our sailing community that make this sport so enjoyable. Have a warm and enjoyable off season and see you on the start line in March 2012.

Marc
Litonya