Patrick

Nice reach up the coast at a consistent 5 knot + SOG.

Phenomenal upwind leg ! Lots of jib trimming to get inner and outer upper lower and middle tails flying . Significant secondary adjustments to cars , backstay , halyard needed

headsail trimmer gymnastics: upside down on the leeward rail monitoring the tell tales and trimming the entire race

Mostly Kevin drove. Good pressure until passing green 5 down toward MHD then wind pretty much decreased to 6knots or less.

Wind way above the predicted . Sustained 15 to 16 knots with no gusts. Lumpy sea state . Slow going into chop out past children’s then tacked and fantastic close reach up to Manchester bay. Challenging conditions coming out of the lee of bakers - big sea state and heavy air in the channel between bakers and misery. Nice broad reach back to mooring .

Left at dawn and motor sailed back to Marblehead Bell. Saw several whale spouts and tails along the way . Saw 2 large whales swimming on the surface off Tinkers a ways out. Junior Race Week was going on around the mouth of the harbor.