Nice winning streak! But, IMHO, if you really want to brag, you need to tell us a tale of the special tactics you used to beat the competition. Otherwise, we might think it was a lucky streak.
twaddle, I primarily rely on the old adage: [SIZE=-1]"Age and treachery will always defeat youth and skill." [/SIZE]
One of the racers was maybe 22 -- could have been my kid ... oh no, could have been my grandkid
He will learn not to challenge geezers
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Texas Proud, now you're revealing my secret [/SIZE]
This morning, having sobered up somewhat from the after race party, I realize I omitted the most important reason for my victory: having DW on the boat keeping me from making dumber mistakes than I usually make -- not to mention bringing delicious food to eat between races.
The races were very challenging, with wind shifting 180 degrees (!) from start to finish. The forecast was 10-15 from the west, in reality it started from the north and clocked around east to the south. In one race, we raced to windward both going to the mark and returning from the mark. Then there was current that went from 0 to about 2 knots.
In the first race we switched positions with the second place boat (out of six) at least 4 times in the race, so it became a great tactical race. In the second race we played wind and currents just right, and got so far ahead of the fleet we almost lost sight of them. I love that type of situation. Then the wind died and the current was against us, so for a time we were making negative progress to the finish, while the boats in back kept catching up. Luckily the wind returned, or I would not have been able to pull out of a very deep depression.
I better stop before I get into the "there we were ..." moments.