Yeah... I am thinking I had to much rig tension on... I used to have a problem over sheeting the main... Now I probably if anything go a little to far the other way.
And I know they are all great sailors... but geez.....
One thing I struggled with... and all of my new crew struggles with... When I gybe.... for whatever reason they sheet in tight... Then I have to have them let it fly... each time explaining what I am looking for..... I have no idea why.. We can sort it out on one downwind leg... then the next time down...
Heck... I even went as far to mark the jib sheet... I figured she could just set it to that point and I could drive off from there.. or at lest make the fine tuning happen from there... but nope......
I am getting better at communication with the crew... but still... I obviously could do better... I guess I am just not there yet myself, having to think to much still about what I am doing to devout enough attention to new crew...
We were also sailing at nearly 340lbs... (typical for me as I weigh 210-215lbs) So I knew full well in light air I wasn't going to be on Jim or Ted's rudders.(who both had small kids as crew adding weight to make min)
Although... I think Ted drank some of the weight he was supposed to be carrying? does that count???
At our early Point for Points regatta I was never in a position at the end of a race to beat Jim Sohn.. But I did beat him to A mark a couple times.. and was always behind at the end.. but just not that far behind.. In the unlikely event he had made a mistake of any kind I might have been able to sneak by..... And I guess I shouldn't be to upset because even my worst finishes I wasn't really but one or two good mistakes behind the middle/front half of the pack at the Saylorville regatta... I just didn't sail as well as I have been all summer... and it was a bit frustrating...
Its weird though... I don't really lose that much ground downhill, often picking up a place or two..... Mostly it happened on the second or third time up... Oh well...
I wasn't planning on going to Clear lake.... but I really want a second chance at this group again this summer.