Saturday, January 30, 2010

Moth PCC's Day one

Races 1-3 of the Moth PCC's were held on South Bay in a dying westerly. The breeze was up (for San Diego) when we left the dock, we were able to foil out to the course in about 15 minutes on a great reaching angle in 12 knots or so. About a half hour thereafter the breeze was slowly dying but the race committee made a great call and sent us on a one lap windward leeward course. The short length of the race allowed everyone to foil the entire time. Bora and Dalton were1,2 and well ahead of the fleet. Matt Pistay, the McKee brothers and George Peet grouped tightly together but a fair bit behind. Race 2 was a slightly different story. The breeze continued to die, and really only allowed the leaders the foil the entire way around the track. Bora again won by a convincing margin even after rounding the weather mark 7 minutes after the leaders, while Dalton, George, and Jonathon McKee were grouped tightly for 2-4. Race 3 began as a foiling race for most, but the wind died quickly and most of the fleet if they foiled at all were off the foil by the weather mark. Bora again showed some great skill and was able to get on the foil again after the weather mark and won by a convincing margin. Dalton was again second and George third. 4th -8th were all very tight and had to low-ride to the finish with Lindsay Bergan edging out Matt Pistay and Doogie for 4th.
George Peet

Bora 1-1-1
Dalton 2-2-2
Bear 6-3-3
Matt 7-5-5
Johnathan Mckee
Charlie Mckee

sorry results are from memory