Sailing Logic Blog
Monday, 23 March 2009
Warsash Spring Series Gets Underway
Puma Logic’s extensive re-fit is now complete and she is back doing what she loves most – racing! After many hours of hard work and large amounts of money spent, Puma Logic is looking in excellent shape and raring to get the 2009 season started.
Race one provided the team aboard Puma Logic with disappointingly light winds which ranged between 1.5 and 5 knots for the entire race. Sadly Puma Logic could not find her form and was lagging at the back of the fleet at the end of the race.
On Sunday the weather was looking fantastic with 8 knots of wind and fabulous sunshine. Puma Logic had an excellent start and was 1st around the windward mark. The excitement was short lived as the next mark was missed, which resulted in Puma having to drop the kite and beat back to the mark! This was a great lesson in how to go from the front of the fleet to the back in a matter of minutes!
On the positive, the boat speed was excellent and Puma Logic was out pacing much of the fleet up wind. The teamwork was very good and everyone dealt with some difficult mark roundings with confidence. This resulted in well executed and slick manoeuvres.
The final result, with a position of 12th, is certainly not a true reflection of the performance capabilities of the team aboard Puma Logic and we very much look forward to seeing a big improvement in results over the next four weeks. Puma Logic has pace and the team has great potential. It is looking likely that next Sunday may provide us with stronger winds which the Reflex 38s relish.
Posted by Philippe Falle at 2:07 PM
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Race one provided the team aboard Puma Logic with disappointingly light winds which ranged between 1.5 and 5 knots for the entire race. Sadly Puma Logic could not find her form and was lagging at the back of the fleet at the end of the race.
On Sunday the weather was looking fantastic with 8 knots of wind and fabulous sunshine. Puma Logic had an excellent start and was 1st around the windward mark. The excitement was short lived as the next mark was missed, which resulted in Puma having to drop the kite and beat back to the mark! This was a great lesson in how to go from the front of the fleet to the back in a matter of minutes!
On the positive, the boat speed was excellent and Puma Logic was out pacing much of the fleet up wind. The teamwork was very good and everyone dealt with some difficult mark roundings with confidence. This resulted in well executed and slick manoeuvres.
The final result, with a position of 12th, is certainly not a true reflection of the performance capabilities of the team aboard Puma Logic and we very much look forward to seeing a big improvement in results over the next four weeks. Puma Logic has pace and the team has great potential. It is looking likely that next Sunday may provide us with stronger winds which the Reflex 38s relish.