Training, Training, Training

After that bad blew Jasp and I took we analysed the race, and worked on our weak spots. After finding some new start approaches, we digged deeper into the the spinnaker run, and woohoo, got OVER 14 knots out of that sweet girl!

We focused on our slowest lap, so we did just these legs several times, and I am pretty happy with the outcome.

Raceline : Winner: Jaspar Recreant ID#181 !
Race time: 00:15:00
Lap times — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:14:59

Raceline : Winner: Jaspar Recreant ID#181 !
Race time: 00:14:46
Lap times — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:14:42

Commodores Cup 22nd Nov 2015

Sometimes I really hate bad luck. Everything seemed to be fine, Jasp and I were fit, full of energy, and ready to roll. But SL wasn’t with us this very nice Sunday. The day of the first snow. We got distracted slowly after the start, and came to late to the line and right into the wind shadow of Titus’ yacht.

Usually that wouldn’t be so bad, if the scripts wouldn’t be lagging and working… we hadn’t have that luck, and all the race we sailed like being in a wind shadow, as if our yacht would have been made from lead. Soon Kovu got us, brought us into another wind shadow, and the race was basically done, but we kept trying. We did everything like we did on Friday, and finally, on the last two legs, the boat seemed to be back in its place, and groove.

We came in third .. of three… but we came in at all.

Congratulations big time to Titus and Kovu, you really rocked today, you won well deserved. Therefore you will get from me a huge thumbs up and big huggies. If I hadn’t to leave so fast, that would have screamed for a beer together.

Race 32 – 22 November 2015
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Race Results:
1: Titus Tobias ID1153 — 00:46:22
2: Kovu Kumel IDBEAVER — 00:48:11
3: Jaspar Recreant ID#181 — 00:48:51

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Lap Times:
Titus Tobias ID1153 — Start: 00:00:03 — Lap 1: 00:16:22 — Lap 2: 00:15:03 — Last lap: 00:14:54
Kovu Kumel IDBEAVER — Start: 00:00:27 — Lap 1: 00:16:26 — Lap 2: 00:15:27 — Last lap: 00:15:51
Jaspar Recreant ID#181 — Start: 00:00:07 — Lap 1: 00:16:57 — Lap 2: 00:16:18 — Last lap: 00:15:29

Everyone hates braggarts…

I know, I know, no one likes people who gloat. But I can’t help myself, I have to do that. During Jaspars and my training today, we just rocked the boat and the Fruit Islands. After the first win in ages, we were a bit lazy this week, but this Friday, we got back practising, and Lord, we needed that break.

After a rough beginning, we made it right on the point over the start line, just to have our first really fast lap. Unfortunately Jasp hadn’t set up the line properly so it stopped recording BUT our HUDs kept counting and working.

Even with an almost 30 second slide after round one, and our rough start, we made the fastest run EVER on this course, with a 12M.

45:02 minutes, for three laps with some weird fiddling.. awesome. 1 minute and 24 seconds faster then last Sunday when we actually WON the race. I am really looking forward to Sunday. Jasp this one is for you, YOU ROCK!

Commodores Cup 12M – or the failing in failing…

On Sundays it’s Commodores Cup Day, for the Rainbow Sailors and the 12M yachts of trudeaus. Today we were just three participants, but Jasp got me for the weight on board as crew.

Uggo started in his blue 12M, Kovu in white and Jasp as always in creme – well his shirt was pink! 

We had some bad issues, with getting hit by an MLC Oceanic, lag and a very rare brief moment, of me calming Jasp down, not the other way around. The collesion damage messed the boat a bit up, but in the end, we… crashed … and had to rerez. So the race actually happened between Uggo and Ko.

After almost one hour, we finally arrived, and here comes the racing data:

Trial Race Results:
1. Uggo Vieria   IDUGGO –  00:44:30.16
2. Kovu Kumel   IDKING –  00:45:36.11
3. Jaspar Recreant   ID#181 –  00:54:47.95

Big congratulations to Uggo for the first place, and to Kovufor comming in second. Well third place wont be so bad.. if there would have been more participants. Jasp.. i’ve got a plan! We have to… train more!