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20060804 -
With a forecast for light winds (5-10 knots) from the north east clocking
to the east, the crew of Shellshock intends to be in headwinds all night,
using the 150% genoa (this is not the best course the low rated J/92).
For this race, the crew will have the Steffi, Kevin, Jeremy and Anthony.
The
start was a little hectic as the boat raced just to get to the start line
to check in. Having only 10 minutes to spare, the crew gets a good start
on the pin side of the course. A slight altercation made for an interesting
first few minutes of the race. After Snafu not giving way at the start,
Shellshock overtakes the single handed sailboat on her low side. The
sunset made for a beautiful closing to the afternoon that Friday. As Night
fell, the boat got into a grove, doing between 6 and 7.
Anthony took the
helm at 2100 for a two hour shift - this was the most time he has behind
the tiller in all his eight years of sailing. During this time the winds
started to clock making him point the boat leeward. With Anthony's focus
on keeping boat speed, Jeremry once on the tiller again at 2300 was forced
to tack up towards the rhumb line, overshot it by about 1/2 a mile, and then
tacked back onto course.
Smooth sailing until 0100 when Anthony stepped back
into the driver's seat, when the wind died down with 3 miles to go. Most
of the time the speedometer read 0.00. With almost no winds and not much
time on the tiller, Mr. Marty found himself disoriented and doing circles
trying to find wind.
Trying a different tactic, Jeremy takes over the helm
for a few until about 0230 when the crew decided that they had enough and
motored into the Michigan City harbor, with another DNF in the results column.
Other boats that decided to wait until wind picked up, crossed the line at
around 0430. Next time, the crew will bring more liquor and food to last
until sunrise, if necessary.
The crew was picked up by the André (manager of the shore team) for their
ride back to Chicago.
The whole course.
The last 3 miles right when the wind died. |
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