Flying Scot Midwinters 2013, Racing Day 1

Today really started last night when we woke up to rain, wind, and concern for the boat. Dave went to check on it, we brought the sails inside the RV and tried to get some more sleep. We are very lucky to have the RV and we feel sad for the tent campers. So, as some of us dreamed of other things we would do today, the Race Committee postponed on land for a bit, but sent us out at 12:30! After the wind switched to the north - also noting it is much colder than the southerly that we had previously. On the sail out to the race area, Ryan Malmgren was pretty pleased with how the boat felt with both John Wake and Kim on the boat, as it was pretty windy. By the time the first race started, the wind settled down and was gusting to 18-ish. Dave and I decided it would be no fun for us on the boat in these conditions, and we split up, loaning Kim's weight to the boys, and Dave assisted on safety boat #2.
The wind lightened some for the 2nd race, and we were a little pokey downwind with 3, but the forecast is for more wind tomorrow and Thursday, so we will have the work cut out for us.
Jeff and Amy are superstars, and the lead group is tightly bunched together, there are 6 more races, anything could happen (like, say, a protest that results in a dsq, that we are not talking about.)

Notable quotes of the day;
-RC reporting "a collision resulting in a dismasting"
-following an individual recall signal "Dave is gonna kill me if we are OCS"

Results are on fssa.com

Out.