sunny and 60 warming to 68. winds starting strong at 15 knots but died down as the race went on. 

we started at opcyc marina which is tight for a lot of boats. Andy was on the timer for the start and we nailed it. we chose to head east to the thimble shoals light house upwind and into the current. wind from the north expected to shift east.  we stayed to the starboard leeward side of the channel. good choice as a freighter made the windward boats tack out of the way.  we rounded the lighthouse and stayed with the jib which was flying nicely.  as the wind slowed we put up the spinnaker. it was hard keeping wind in the sail. 

took some time for a sandwich on the downwind. italian sub from jersey mikes hit the spot. thanks Al.

after turning the second light house we were smoking upwind at 8 knots.  it appeared Al thought we were going too fast. we didn't slow down. 

the finish line at the harbor was interesting into the wind with lots of current. on a starboard tack we couldn't make the green channel marker. on a port track we got pushed back to where we started. and we had traffic messing with us. 

got over the line and headed home after a great day of sailing. 
skipper: Al 
crew: me ray Andy al Tom

Round the lights race

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