Crew was full strength. Weather was not. Attained an excellent start by gunning the motor and shutting it off five minutes to start time. Momentum counts more than being on the line on time. Cutting through the kelp was no problem. We looked good vs the balance of the fleet. In drifting conditions we managed to fouled Zephyr. Then on our second set we snarled the chute and couldn't get it down. Mark & Pat furled around the forestay and we were competitive but lost boats, finishing 13 out of 19 boats.
At the dock, Pat went up the mast for the second time in two days - this time to het the spinnaker down.Another note: Brian (Zephyr) confirmed for me the critical need to hug the break water on the last leg to the finish. Assuming the wind is from the usual westerly, down coast current is less and he captured two boats by doing so.
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