It is our goal to join as many races of the Travelers Series as possible. Even if that means I am postponing my trip to Germany. Instead of packing pasalubongs and heavy clothes for expected fall-weather in Germany I packed our sailing gear.
Heavy rain drowned Manila almost uninterruptedly the whole Friday. My guess for the weekend weather was either strong storms or no wind at all. Rain usually brings one of the two patterns. The 13 competing Hobie Cats set sail from Tali Beach under rather light wind conditions. Whoever was able to read the fluky wind, which was quite challenging with its 45 to 90 degree shifts, would win the race.
Having learned from our Corregidor Regatta experience we avoided what sailors call “banging the corner”. Instead, we choose a course that sticks closer to the mark which usually means closer to the shore. Although the wind might be stronger further out on the sea, the lay line to the buoy gets longer and less predictable.
With a delayed start on day one (due to the rain setting up the boats got delayed) and rain (resulting in no wind) we raced only two races. Starting early on Sunday we managed to get four races in and be done by 1PM. Our more conservative course choice worked fairly well and landed us a fifth place. Not too bad. However, the goal for the next race is to bring home a trophy again!
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