Ok, today was one of the windiest and warmest days of the Texan summer, we saw temperatures of 106 F in Lake Texoma, but still we had some decent wind and was good enough for a 3 hour sail practice. This time Course Racing went to the water on Cayenne, a Hunter 35 based at Cedar Mills Yacht Club, owned by David Bouschor, renowned Lawyer in North Texas (www.dsblegal.com ) and Roy Anderson, of the succesfull accounting firm Anderson-Spector (www.andersonspector.com). These two gentlemen have been putting a crew together for quite sometime now and they are certainly making their way thru the race course. Even though there are still many steps to follow ( I think on sailing there is never enough), the crew coordination is improving and the maneuvers are getting better and better, so keeping the pace of the practice sessions will be key to achieve the desired results on the water. Our main goal today was to improve cockpit work during the "off the wind" boat handling. Trimmers have set their task very clearly and now the once crowded and messy cockpit, is becoming a place where all the lines are running at the right time at the right speed. I must say that one of the best achievements of today's practice was the fact of realizing how important is the helmsperson during the jibe, since on a sailboat like the Hunter 35, where the technique to apply is the "dip pole jibe", the steering must be carefully made, since is the driver who helps keep the Spinnaker full will the foredeck crew reconnect the pole to the new side. Kudos's to the crew of Cayenne and let's keep up with the hard work.
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Many thanks to Rod for all his hard work and help in helping us come together as a crew.... We always look forward to having you on the boat as we know we're going to learn something valuable.
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