Planks and Racing!

This week Vanya and I got the planks on the Susan Skiff as well as the bottom stock cut and shaped.

























We also went racing! My first time racing as the guy at the tiller. We raced the J-24 and did surprisingly well. In a fleet of 7 boats we got a 4th and a 5th place in 2 races. The 4th place race we were late.... 2 minutes late, and we only finished 1min, 50sec behind the leader. The other race was a yawner as the wind died on us. The crew performed handsomely but there is plenty of room for improvement. The 5.5m class boat will hopefully be raced as well next weekend. The PHRF (handicaps for those who don't speak sailboat racing) on the 5.5m and the J-24 are nearly identical, so it should be fun and close race. A classic rivalry in the making.