Shambles Wednesday

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • Sunset spinnakers

The inaugural “Shambles Wednesday”, where everyone on the boat swaps out of their usual crew position to try something new. I was on the helm, and drove the boat in moderate conditions. We got a clean downwind start, and I drove the boat on a short course to the mark. We were at the top of our ability to carry the spinnaker on a reach, and boats that favored the right side of the course ended up having better breeze. We rounded the mark well, but I had some trouble keeping the boat in the groove on the upwind leg. Fun to mix it up, but I definitely have some work to do on the helm to figure this boat out.