Chester Race Week Kick Off
August 12, 2009
Bluenose 88 Racing in Chester, NS in 2009
Today is the first day of Chester Race Week 2009. Yesterday’s forecast predicted grim conditions for today, but the sun is out, the skies are blue, and the breeze is blowing. Now, the wind is blowing from the Northeast which could cause a bit of gradient (weather driven) vs sea breeze (thermal driven) weirdness, but who cares. It is race week!
I am sailing on a Bluenose (see picture) and we have 25 of these classic looking boats in our class. The start line is short, the races are short, and the competition is high. It is hard to swing a dead cat and not hit a champion, former Olympian, or all around great sailor in this town and in this class. But that is what makes this so much fun.
I will be Twittering from the race course (weather permitting – i.e. I might forget because I am working on my tan), so check the Gale Force Twitter account for updates. I will also try and do a post day debrief.
I am functioning as a protest arbitrator for the Alpha Course (big boats). Basically that means that if protests are lodged I listen to the two sides (no witnesses), give an opinion and leave it up to the competitors as to whether or not they really want to go to the protest room. The process is designed to streamline the protest procedure. I am not likely to make friends in this process:)
More to come!
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