On Starboard approaching the Harbour Bridge
After the disappointment of Wednesday in not getting the Gopro camera to work I spent time on Thursday connecting and disconnecting the network settings and learning how to not interfere with the phone blue tooth connection to the car multimedia. That solved I decided to try the camera in shutter button only mode on Friday and that worked well.
Friday’s conditions were benign and we set the black No 1 Genoa from Passion. It is just under 40 % LP and will do until it wears out and we get a slightly larger one that clears the shrouds. In the meantime we get a small deflection in the foot of the genoa when strapped on tight.
The small fleet and pursuit start means a very relaxed sail and with our share of luck we passed the fleet before Long Nose and stayed in front for the rest of the race. We seemed to have a private breeze along the Hunters Hill shore where we passed most of the fleet. We passed within a few metres so it was a most unusual breeze for which we claimed we paid for “premium” breeze. When the breeze filled in across the course Pistol Dawn made a good impression of being a serious threat at stages but in the end our longer waterline and generous sail area won the day.
After the race I switched off the instruments so that the wifi would not interfere with the go pro and paired the mobile phone for a quick review of the footage. It was all there in 17 minute blocks and post race it has given Elaine and I a lot of amusement revisiting the race. On review we were a very professional crew who managed the yacht with little fuss. Elaine is looking forward to some footage from some wild days when the conversation might not be so civilised but for now the record is clear.
After tacking to round Goat island with the city of Sydney in the background