Around Aquidneck Island/Spring Race, Twenty Hundred Club

Kari Elizabeth Cooke

Long day on the water, but overall successful. We were first in line in our class and finished first. However, after a 10 penalty from a previous race, final results: 3rd place. Wind: 9-13 knots; Gusts: 14-19 knots. Around 10 minutes before start, we realized the shackle broke on the jib halyard. We had to use the spinnaker halyard as a jib halyard and managed to switch in time. The wind was strange/light at/before the starting line, but when it picked up again, we managed well. We had a good beginning, regardless. Later, there were a couple of mistakes with the poll and there was an override issue on one of the jib sheets, on another occasion, that fortunately was rather easy and quick to fix. No major mistakes throughout the race though. Overall, we did well and will get better. Communication and everyone’s knowledge of the boat is getting better. We had a new crew on board too, who did great!