Day 1 of Annapolis Labor Day Regatta
Longtime alumnus, Norm Olson, and a slew of JWA coaches sailed his boat QA 2 to a tie for first on day one of Annapolis Labor Day Regatta. Below is a breakdown of the race by tactician Kent Bartlett:
Day One of the inaugural Annapolis Yacht Club Labor Day Regatta was challenging. The tide predictions were way off. At 1130 it was predicted that the current would be at its maximum sending water out of the bay away from Annapolis when in reality it was flooding and it took two whole races to convince me of that fact. I thought it was just going to switch late if anything but really it was just going to do the exact opposite of what some scientist thought it was going to do. In the days leading up to Day One the forecasts said it would be light but the next day the forecasts bumped up a little and that happened every day. On the morning of Day One the forecasts said 8-10 knots and it was 8-10 knots. Let’s give those meteorologists a raise. Read more