First race of the season

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

First race for my Harbor 20 crew and I in ourPHRF fleet.  Actually the 2nd race of the season, but only 4 boats from the fleet of 25 went out last week, since the wind was 20-30 mph, and even the 40-footers were getting knocked about.  By contrast, this was a steady Southerly in the 8 mph range -- until it faltered as we were in the 4th of a 4-leg race.  Had a great initial upwind run, second boat around the mark, fabulous spin run, was first of the fleet around the mark, and then wind faltered as we neared the end of the reach leg, and died as we rounded it.  Stuck in doldrums trying to get the spin up, watching other bigger boats head past us.  Instead of a top-half finish will be bottom-half, but the first three legs we performed well, so there's hope for the rest of the season!