Saturday morning we talked about the “place to race to” strategy, and geographic effects that are often common in Cabrillo, but by 1300h when the first race got underway, the clouds had not cleared, and the wind strength had not picked up above 9 knots. The race course was more of an “open” race course.

Through the rest of the day we saw an open race course play out, with both sides having their moments. In races one and two, the right side showed slightly more strength, but in races three and four, the left held an edge.

I heard from a lot of sailors that it was unclear which side would pay, so in today’s debrief we’ll focus on some rules of thumb for what to do when you’re not sure what is going to pay. Hopefully this will help you to build confidence in your decision making in these uncertain conditions.