The St. Francis Yacht Club Team Racers finished day 1 of the Baldwin Cup at 4-3. The racing was very exciting and often came down to the last 100 yards of the race. This along with the finish line 50 feet off of the rotation dock provided some great spectating.
Race 7:
Our final race of the day was against Boston Yacht Club. Boston came out of blocks determined to get our boats in bad positions but after some great boathandling in the Harbor 20s and some nifty positioning we ended up rounding the mark in a winning combination. Around the leeward mark Boston got the jump on one of our boats and were in a winning combination for a bit but some great team racing and communication allowed our team to claw back and end up winning with a solid combination.
We then waited on the dock as we were out for a few rotations. Hors d' oeuvres and Arnold Palmers (iced tea and lemonades) were served as we waited for the next rotation. At 530, the racing was called for the day as the social atmosphere began to heat up. We partook in the festivities including an awesome Burger Bash with the membership of Newport Harbor Yacht Club.
Tomorrow we hope to complete the first round robin (two races left) and then another full round robin. Our team is very happy with our positioning as our goal is to be in the top 4 to make it to the Semi-Finals. It should be an exciting day of racing provided the wind cooperates as it did today.
Stay tuned to the blog for updates and photos.
St. Francis Team Racing
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