Saturday, July 20, 2013
It was an exciting and beautiful
day as I attended my first Chicago Yacht Club racing event. With full sun and a
light breeze, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day to enjoy Lake
Michigan and have some fun in the sun.
As a guest observer aboard the 41
foot twin diesel boat (that interestingly enough used to be an off-shore oil
rig tending), it was interesting to see how all the positions on the Race
Committee Team worked so efficiently together, like a well-oiled machine. With
Liz N. as a first time DRO, JoAnne G. as chief recorder, and Denise K. as flag
hoist, it was an impressive first day for all of us.
The first race began at 11:00 am,
with the wind at NW 350, and about 3 knots. We watched as it steadily marched
to 208 by the end of the day. Our highest velocity was 9 knots, with majority
of sailing at approximately 5 knots.
Our race was 8 Etchells on a long -
long course, with two boats that couldn’t break the custom of a long – short
course apparently. Both withdrew after finishing. It was a mixed variety of one
T-10, five Shields, and seven Etchells.
There were a total of three races
sailed on Saturday, along with a few valuable lessons learned. Some things we
learned were to check flag inventory at the beginning of every day (the Mac
crew left out an X ray and Lima flag) and to have our signal flag waving in the
correct direction (right side up). Our final docking time was 16:20, with the
ending of the day just as picturesque as the beginning.
Katherine T., RC Rookie
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