Ahhrrrr, Mateys!
Pre-start maneuvering.
Mara is coming fast!
Holding 'em off!The Duck Dodge Race Committee once again set a skewed starting line so Full Moon crew Michael “Facebook” Medina, Doug “Halyards” Schoemaker, Ian “No Skirt” Mengedoht, Daniel “Sound Effects” Mengedoht, and skipper John “Gusto” Mengedoht opted once again for a risky port tack start near the “pin” end. This paid off, barely, as Full Moon just escaped in front of a host of starboard tack boats. A few other boats timed things just a bit better but Full Moon was an easy sixth across the line for a great start.
Cruising upwind, Full Moon was caught by a faster J27 but picked off old rival Ignitor to maintain sixth. Rounding the Aurora buoy, the mighty Equalizer was quickly set and Full Moon pulled away from all boats behind except the big Buchan 37 Mara, which was held off for nearly the entire downwind leg until just getting by before the AGC buoy. The spinnaker came down cleanly and Full Moon held position on the short leg to the Challenger buoy, though another big Buchan, Distance, briefly threatened.
Turning upwind, Full Moon tacked to find better wind and got by Mara to reclaim sixth. At this point, the fleet was required to cross the start-finish line before starting a second lap. This was a wise choice as the wind soon began to die. Full Moon made it to the Aurora buoy but the downwind run under spinnaker was painful until, with nightfall rapidly approaching, the second lap was abandoned.
This was Full Moon’s best finish of the year, holding off all three Buchan 37s as well as all Thunderbirds and Dreams, the fast Olson 25.
Cruising upwind, Full Moon was caught by a faster J27 but picked off old rival Ignitor to maintain sixth. Rounding the Aurora buoy, the mighty Equalizer was quickly set and Full Moon pulled away from all boats behind except the big Buchan 37 Mara, which was held off for nearly the entire downwind leg until just getting by before the AGC buoy. The spinnaker came down cleanly and Full Moon held position on the short leg to the Challenger buoy, though another big Buchan, Distance, briefly threatened.
Turning upwind, Full Moon tacked to find better wind and got by Mara to reclaim sixth. At this point, the fleet was required to cross the start-finish line before starting a second lap. This was a wise choice as the wind soon began to die. Full Moon made it to the Aurora buoy but the downwind run under spinnaker was painful until, with nightfall rapidly approaching, the second lap was abandoned.
This was Full Moon’s best finish of the year, holding off all three Buchan 37s as well as all Thunderbirds and Dreams, the fast Olson 25.
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