Travessia Baía Regatta Day 2
Yet another lovely day but there was no wind. At start time (13:15) it was virtually mirror calm. The course was shortened.
Sails hanging limp as day two of the regatta gets under way.
Some larger boats have moved off in very light variable winds. Meantime Kiriwina was drifting back towards the committee boat....
....with a boat speed 0f 0.3 knots. This was less than the slowly flooding tide.
Some boats motored away from the start line. Around 14:30 the wind picked up and it was possible to sail all the way to the finish line off Salinas where we arrived at 17:00.
Kiriwina was again last but at least the committee boat was still on station and we were recorded as finishing, Unlike yesterday.
In the evening the club had arranged a buffet meal and everyone went ashore to mingle. Due to my very limited portuguese not much communicating was done but this foreigner was made very welcome.
When it came time to return aboard the shuttle launch arranged by the club did not appear. Some members arranged another shuttle in some very overloaded dinghies.
Sails hanging limp as day two of the regatta gets under way.
Some larger boats have moved off in very light variable winds. Meantime Kiriwina was drifting back towards the committee boat....
....with a boat speed 0f 0.3 knots. This was less than the slowly flooding tide.
Some boats motored away from the start line. Around 14:30 the wind picked up and it was possible to sail all the way to the finish line off Salinas where we arrived at 17:00.
Kiriwina was again last but at least the committee boat was still on station and we were recorded as finishing, Unlike yesterday.
In the evening the club had arranged a buffet meal and everyone went ashore to mingle. Due to my very limited portuguese not much communicating was done but this foreigner was made very welcome.
When it came time to return aboard the shuttle launch arranged by the club did not appear. Some members arranged another shuttle in some very overloaded dinghies.