B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Day 1
(507 miles to go)
Good morning!
Pretty good stuff out here so far. It was nice getting out of the Bay and cracking off a little. The cold front arrived earlier than expected, which was great because I was able to shift to the jib top and then the A5/A0. As the front passed I saw 20-35 knots for about an hour with the A5 up. Spadefoot was full lit up. Top speed was 13.5 knots, and we made up 2nm on Barcanova in 1 hour. After the front passed the skies cleared again. Still clear this morning. Good for the solar panels. I put up the A2 spinnaker around 10pm last night, and it is still up. Moderate breeze overnight. Mostly 8-10, and now it is more like 10-12 out of the north. The wind instruments (speed & direction) aren’t working. Not too surprising, but a bummer about the wind direction, because now the autopilot can’t steer to apparent wind. Tricky with the spinnaker up. Lots of adjustments and handling required. Pretty cold last night. I wore everything I had. But now with the sun up, it is nice.
Wind just shifted and/or changed speed. Need to go do some sailing stuff.
go for it Justin
Good luck out there!
I believe another Galveston Bay racer is participating – Jason Siebert/Olson 30.
You are absolutely correct, and Jason and Justin actually did their qualifier together in March out of Galveston Bay (they did an extra long qualifier since no mileage on the ship channel counted). There are actually 3 “Texas” boats – Spadefoot, Concussion, and Barcanova (Steve Gay sailed as a junior at Austin Yacht Club before racing at the Naval Academy).
Looks like Austin YC is having a good race. The skipper of Barcanova is Stephen Gay who grew up sailing at AYC
Barry – you’re right! We’ve spent some time here in Newport with Steve, as well as with the owner of the other “Texas” boat (Jason on Concussion – the Olson 30).
Broken wind instruments… Story of my life! Should have let me know; I could have sorted you out ;).
Good luck!