Saturday was a beautiful yet challenging day with a fickle breeze out of the club that took you from snugging the vang to sitting on the low side.

The wind went left in the pre-start of the first race, bringing the customary gaggle of competitors to the port end.  While the whole group got pinned into the header by a nameless and unmerciful soul, Geoff  Moehl (2416) wisely started in the middle with space and quickly switched to the favored port tack, never to be seen again.  He led at the first mark by a minute or so with only [Cliff Trent (830) or Dennis Oldham (881)? ] in the same zip code.  David Leather (2316) had a brilliant downwind leg as he went wide to find pressure and passed everyone but Geoff.  Despite attempting to spear the windward mark with his boom, Jon Pomerleau (2367) was able to find his way to a familiar third.

The wind was left again at the second start but Jon was able to get out at the pin end and port tack the fleet.  Don Fancher (2440) and David L.  put on a great battle as they pursued.  There was a big righty as the leaders rounded the final leeward mark.  Don tacked onto the lift first with Jon flopping shortly after.  David L. sailed deeper into it as if it would persist before going onto starboard as well.  Things got a little interesting as the breeze went another 20 degrees right and David L. gained significantly.  Jon was able to catch a 60 degree shift back to the left at the top of the course, making for nearly a straight line beat and allowing him to extend while David L. got by Don in another nice effort.

This was a day when the shifts were important, but sailing to the pressure was equally significant, as you could see some people in the straps while others were down in the boat trying to work out of an ugly hole.

[Ed note: HUGE THANKS to Jon Pomerleau for writing this!  It takes more than a bit of time and situational awareness to write these.  Want to write a recap?  Please do and send it to me for posting!]