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| It was a gloomy evening! |
The first Duck Dodge of 2015 featured dark grey skies,
plenty of rain, and low temperatures, all accompanied by light to nonexistent
wind. The good news: forecast thundershowers did not appear!
Full Moon crew
Randy “I Can’t Feel My Fingers” Olsen, Art “You Can Do It” Teller, Dave “Soaked
Through” Pulsifer, Judy “Cabin Girl” Tiffany, and skipper John “Shiver Me
Timbers” Mengedoht enjoyed a decent start in a NE breeze until rolled to
windward by some bigger boats. After rounding the Freeway buoy, the wind looked
barely strong enough to fly a spinnaker. Full
Moon opted to stay with the jib and took a relatively straight line toward
the Aurora buoy. Unfortunately boats that jibed further south or hugged the Gasworks
shore found a bit more breeze and were able to pass by under spinnaker.
Hopes of flying the mighty Equalizer for the long leg
south were dashed as the wind clocked into the SE and faded. Full Moon persevered under jib and main
but then watched the wind fill in from behind and toward the middle of the
lake, allowing some third start boats to get by… Time for a shot of tequila!
Full Moon
eventually worked eastward into a bit of breeze and left the remainder of the
fleet behind. One tack at the AGC buoy and it was a straight shot to the finish
line. Unfortunately, the Race Committee had called for two laps and stuck with
the game plan. Full Moon continued on
to the Freeway buoy and then, faced with more light to nonexistent wind,
decided to call it a night. We were COLD!
While not spectacular sailing, it was great to get out
there to start the series. Warmer weather is coming!
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| One boat really got into Cinco dy Mayo. Hope they got the Black Duck! |
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