Sarasota Sailfest Report

We had over twenty multihulls attend Sailfest, including five A Cats.  The A Cats were all of the "O" design by O.H. Rodgers.  Both mornings began with strong breeze before dying and shifting.  The first day was all about connecting the puffs and deciding when to go wild or when to go mild downwind. Sam and I both suffered at making this decision, but we applied what we learned from the first day to the second day.  Sam was fast downwind, particularly when the breeze was above 8 knots. Woody and O.H. were quick when the breeze was light, doing the mild thing. Even though the fleet was small, the racing was tight with the top three boats only being separated by two points after ten races. Sam took three races and I won two. I finished first, Sam finished second, and Woody Cope finished third. This was the first regatta that Sam and I both competed in, 14 months after we began building our boats. Here is the link to the results.