Strathcona 2026

I drove down to the club on a weak battery in the Honda, which was drained because I left the headlights on after lunch with Jamie.  The car started and probably got a good charge.

I prepared the SPI and 150 in anticipation of light winds.  The winds were forecast at 12 knots, gusting to 16, coming from the West.  Currently, the winds are very light.

At the skipper's meeting, I decided not to fly the SPI.  We were 2, and the course had a second downwind leg, meaning more work for our think crew of me, Scarlett and Maud.

We were the second boat to start, about 1 minute and 28 seconds after Slow Dancer.  We were almost a minute late.  I was helming the start and a good part of the first leg. 

We beat to AD28, dead downwind with the pole to SL33, close reach back to AD28, close reach to AE 15 - AE16.  I took the helm through the windmill channel.  In the seaway, I did a bad tack and found things up for a minute.  I tacked too slowly and stalled as we were heading close to A40.  Some of the fleet caught up to us here.

We made it to BEA-B and returned to the seaway in a broad reach, which veered into a beam and then broad reach.  Bete Noir now passed us.  SeaScape fouled her spinnaker and came up to us, but we were able to pass the finish a few seconds before her.

I took my shortcut to the club, only turning on the motor before heading towards the harbour.  That should get us back to the club faster and totally under sail.

I stayed at the club on Wednesday and went with Mike and Karla to the fireworks in Dorval

I lent my life jacket to Pierre, who forgot to return it....

I slept aboard.