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Race Area
Onshore breeze. Possible effect by the shore further upwind and also by the shore on the left side of the area.
Start
7 degrees of bias already causing 70+ meters of upwind distance. Is huge amount, thinking that you fight for minutes to gain a few meters. It is caused by the length of the line and for lines long as this, as soon as you see there is even the smallest bias, it is big enough to go for it.
Fumanchu did the best start at the RC and took the lead of the race. Being close to the end also helped them to avoid the sag in the middle. AMac picked up a few meters to them and came closer to the lead. Boats closer to the pin started behind, but were all catching up some meters after the gun.
1st Upwind
The start line data is presented with the wind that the boats sailed a few minutes after the start. The full upwind is presented based on average wind of the leg. Therefore the line is shown as biased a bit at the pin, even this was not the case at the start.
So this time, starting at favored end proved not to be the best thing to do. These moments are rather rare, but can happen if wind is at maximum right value at the gun and you expect it to shift back left. The bias in degrees is not big, so a left shift can turn around the whole race. In stable winds, you should always grab those 70m of advantage.
The big left shift arrived and pin end boats took the lead. Fumanchu and AMac still stayed solid, due to the fact that they could stay on starboard after the start and go in a lift to the next shift. All the boats forced to tack after the start ended up pretty bad. At the very end, wind went back right again and Avalon and Tamm H lost even more, trying to swap to the left side. FirstTr and Ada exchanging the lead at the last part of the leg.
1. right wind at the start
2. big left phase
3. wind a bit back right again, making the left not as strong as before.
Top Mark
FirstTr locking Ada to the right and taking the layline first.
100m to and from the mark stats
1st Downwind
The wind has shifted more left on the way down. All the boats that have gybed then have lost compared to the ones that kept on going to the layline. Magpie and Alfie losing. The leaders had the slowest led, and the last boats the fastest, resulting in some compression of the fleet.
Gate Rounding
Alfie and Magpie gaining to the rest of the fleet. Left turn mark was less crowded at that mark and less chance to get covered once rounded. Lisa lost a lot with the bad rounding of the unfavored mark. There was no noticable bias between the marks.
2nd Upwind
There was the initial right shift, helping Alfie to gain more boats. From there on, the wind went left, especially at the end. Most boats reached the lef side early and the leaders were extending, having much cleaner lanes and not forced to go over the layline.
- right shift
- left at the end. Boats over the left layline clearly red.
2nd Top Mark
Easier life for the boats in the front. Exabyte managed to stay clear and still not sailing too long on headed starboard to ge to the mark. For others was either covered, over the left layline or headed approach from the right side.
2nd Downwind
Not so many place changes. Some more sailing on port, due to the finish line at the RC. Boats in the back were again gaining. AMac had pretty quick downwind compared to the boats around.
