SLF LASER & AERO FLEET
The following recap from Alex Zaputil—great write up Alex! And thanks to Coach Kaitlyn Van Nostrand of Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club for bringing sailors over and running starts. The next Frostbite (#3) is December 4.
Today was a great day to be out on the water even though it was a little bit chilly. It started as a nice 12-14kt Southerly. We started with rabbit starts to keep everyone close. There were some interesting and variable shifts heading up to the green “upwind” mark. Staying more towards the shore seemed to be the most successful option for the upwind leg with more easterly influence. The shifts were greater the closer you got to the mark. Downwind was a by the lee day to stay on that side too.
Since the course wasn’t super long everyone generally stayed in the middle of the course. Kaitlyn, the Meydenbauer Coach, came back out with her group midway through and kindly ran starts for us, which was super nice! The wind slowly eased to 6-8 knots, however strategies were similar as it eased There was a good Areo fleet-about 10. I was In the ILCA 6 along with Vittorio and then another ILCA 6 and ILCA 4 came out from the Meydenbauer. This was good practice for me as I knew in order to kind of keep tabs on the lightweight Areos I had to try and out smart them and sail in clear air which was successful a couple of times… Great Turkey Bowl tune up!
Thank you SLF for running this I always enjoy these!!!
Alex Zaputil
ZZZZAP ILCA
CAN 217779
RVYC & SYC