Corinthian Series: 2016

LGCYC Race 3

Jul 30, 2016      Wind Conditions: Light

Three boats turned out for Corinthian Race 3. A fresh northwest breeze made for a pleasant sail to Cotton Point, then the wind dropped to the predicted 4-knot wind out of the northeast, resulting in a slow sail around the south Canoe Island mark. As the boats headed back to the finish at Hogback Reef, the wind filled in from the north, giving lead boat Happy Days an easy win over Sugar Plum.

LGCYC Race 2

Jul 10, 2016      Wind Conditions: Medium

Four boats showed up for the second Corinthian race of the season. The weather held for the two-hour race window, and the fleet stayed dry just south of a series of rain cells that tracked across the lake just north of Dome. A triangular course was set, with the start line at Hogback Reef, Cotton Point as the first mark, North Canoe as the second mark, then return to Hogback to finish. A few minutes after noon, Nate on Sugar Plum started the sequence, with a zero to light breeze coming out of the southeast. This held for a few minutes, long enough for Wild Thing to hoist its spinnaker and slide out to an early lead. But then fast-moving storm cells to the northwest brought a solid west wind that carried all the boats to Cotton Point. Wild Thing was first around, and from there it was a fast jib reach to North Canoe, gybe and reach to the finish for line honors and the overall win. Betelgeuse, Sugar Plum and T had some difficulty working their way out of the lee of the western shore at Cotton Point, but finished in that order both on the course and on corrected time.