Sonar 2019-07-14 Tracks WX and Tide
Posted on July 14th, 2019
Race 1 W1 18:34-18:54 UTC
Race 2 D2 19:05-19:40 UTC
Race 3 D1 ½ 19:48-20:23 UTC
Upwind mark 305˚ M 1nm
R1 Downwind course ~125˚ M 1.2nm
R2, R3 Downwind course ~125˚ M 1nm
Wind direction oscillated between 280˚and 318˚ throughout the 2:30 - 4:23 race period.
Wind speeds were ~12 kts and remained at the upper end of the gusts forecasted on Sailflow.com
Ebb current peaked at .55 kts at 2:30 EST - least amount of foul current was on the right side of the beats
Slack water at 3:37 EST
Flood current increased to .2 kts by the end of racing at 4:23 EST - no significant effect
Starboard tack upwind sailing angles were between 255˚ and 277˚
Port tack upwind sailing angles were between 332˚ and 005˚
Tom Ross, driver
John Pullan, main and spinnaker trim
Dave Eisenberg, pit, tactics
Quentin Leo, bow, jib trim