Wind: N 5 to 12 kts, gust 14, lulls 3
Current: ebb North Hill 1235 
Start: southwest of Seaflower
Course 4, s/f-DM-Lmk-DM-s/f, 150 at 1.3 nm
Race Lengths: 5.1 nm for each race
Crew: Adam, Josh, Sam & RW

Our strategy current wise was to favor the left side of the course for the first race during the last of the flood, then for the second race possibly the right side once ebb began.
I managed to get good starts for both races. In the first race I failed to stick with my strategy for the left side of the course, therefore negatively affecting our performance.  The second race worked out much better. 
The breeze was fairly consistent all day with minor fluctuations direction wise and the TWS varying from 6 to 12, gusts 14.

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 Wind: SW at 4 to 9, average 6 kts
Temp: 85 F, Baro: 30.03”
Current:  ebbing North Hill 09:10
Course: s/f west of Horseshore, 2 races 200 degrees, 1.2 & 1.3 nm
Crew: Brian, Bob Fagan & RW

Lot of chop, too little wind.

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Race #1
Wind: 199 at 8.1 kts, Temp: 71 F, Baro: 29.98
Current: flooding. Ebb North Hill 13:09
Start/Finish: Between Horseshoe & Vixen
Course: s/f-DM-s/f*2, 1.2 nm at 200, Race Length: 4.9 nm
Crew: Brian, Bob & RW

We had a good start all by ourselves in clean air at the pin end of the line.  And were able to stick to a current lifted starboard tack strategy all the way to the North Hill Channel where we then tacked to port with the current for the windward mark. After rounding the starboard gate, we appeared to be headed more than comfortable so tacked and ended up more to the west side of the course upwind, which may not have been the best move.  

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Results Race#1

Race #2
Wind: 195 at 5 kts, Temp: 73 F, Baro: 29.93Current: flooding. Ebb North Hill 13:09
Start/Finish: Offshore of Bluff Point at 1320
Course: s/f-DM-s/f, 1.2 nm at 200, Race Length: 2.4 nm
Crew: Brian, Bob & RW

For the second race, the RC shortened the line significantly.  I elected the starboard end, but turned for the committee boat a bit late so we trailed the Shields by about 10 seconds off the line.  The wind was now down to five knots and our starboard course was backed a good amount from the first race, now headed east of Sea Flower. One by one, the Shields began tacking and I waited till windward of the last to tack ourselves.  

In 5 knots of wind, we could not point nearly as high as the Shields, we footed off some in the lumpy sea and made relatively good time.  In both races, our final tacks for the windward mark were right on the money (lucky indeed).     Shortly after the rounding of the windward mark, the wind dropped for the next thirty minutes making flying of the chute very difficult in the chop. Finally, just as we were about to jibe to starboard the RC announced a shortening of the race, excluding Class One.   Subsequent to our jibe to starboard, a fresh breeze arose making for a pleasant reach to the finish.

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Results Race#2

It was nice having Bob Fagan back with us this past week, visiting from Georgia.