A strong run out tide makes for good tacking angles
In the wet conditions we opted for a conservative No 2 genoa for the twilight race. In the light conditions in Humbug we were at the back of the pack and watched Worlds Apart and Irukandji lead out around Cockatoo Island. We gained a few places around Cockatoo Island by poling out the genoa and at the turn to go to Goat Island we were on the tail of Gwhizz.
The rig we set proved very effective to windward out in the fresher breeze and it seemed that we just needed a favourable shift to pick up Worlds Apart. The tracks show we did well but the outgoing tide plus run off from the rain were big contributors to the good angles.
On the run around Goat Island Izzi had a good run and made up ground while on the reach back to Humbug we carried the wind up to Worlds Apart. Going into Humbug we were three deep but Worlds Apart had her nose in front and worked into the freshening breeze first to take second over the line to Irukandji. We were happy to be third over the line and hold out the fast finishing Izzi.
On handicap we won by just over a minute which puts us second in the series just one point behind Worlds Apart.