At first, day two appeared to be a repeat of day one, however the southerly filled in a little earlier and slightly stronger. The race course was the same as day one in terms of breeze and direction. Olav found his way to the right in the first race where a righty and some breeze were waiting for them which put them in the top of the pack at the weather mark. They successfully wire ran on the downwind on the same side of the coarse but it didn’t necessarily pay as they were passed by Wenderoth/Murphy who went for the sit run approach. On race two, Duncan/Taylor followed the likes of Olav and the two boats battled whole race. On the first run the entire fleet was able to wire run for the fastest leg of the regatta. However, by the time the second downwind came along, the only boat still wire running was Olav. He converged with Duncan/Taylor right at the finished for a good battle at the end of the race. The last race was dominated by Wenderoth/Murphy with their light air boat speed however Olav squeezed out the win on the last run. Several boats were scored as DNS for gating too late, however with no gate bouy or horn to signify the end of the line it left all the competitors a little puzzled.
Congratulations to Wenderoth/Murphy for their first regatta victory. A big thanks goes out to the Wickford Yacht Club for hosting the event. As always, they put on a great event and hopefully we will have a bigger turnout in the 505 class next year. We might also see an event happen in the middle of the summer in coming years when the class is not sailing BBR in Marion. A few summers ago the club hosted the West Passage Regatta which had some great breeze and some great sailing. Next, it’s off to the training event in Larchmont followed by ECCs in Little Egg Harbor. Hopefully, we will have a fleet of 30 plus boats…
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