Racing 11-11-2017

Eight Butterfly sailors, including Nancy and her two brothers, Steve and George, came out to enjoy the day. I stayed on the docks after sending Steve out on my boat so am not too sure the details are correct. From what I gathered there might have been only two races with both being 2 1/2 Windward. The CSC Championship regatta was also taking place on the lake and three Snipes were out doing their short races. The wind was gusty and shifty but there was a nice breeze from the south. It was a little cool out there but pretty nice for a November day.

On race committee, Miles and Larry, were joined by Martha, also part of the "Nancy entourage". Unfortunately a Snipe capsized and needed assistance so Martha reported that she had a pretty interesting time out there.

I also got the debrief later regarding the fact I neglected to discuss the athwartshp hiking strap so Steve struggled with keeping the boat flat and George capsized which I think went pretty well since he was able to self recover. Just goes to show that Nancy's siblings need to return for more Butterfly adventures!

Our Saturday sailing is a good time for inexperienced sailors to come out and learn with us with the knowledge that if help is needed it is not far away. We had intended to have a rescue seminar to discuss best practices but the water might be getting a little cold to actually practice in the lake. Maybe some discussion at lunch break would be helpful. I also wrote a blog eliciting comments some time ago and it would not hurt to review some of the suggestions here: Capsizing

Happy birthday to Nancy, turning the big 60 on Tuesday!