We've been pushing the port tack starts all year. It's just so enticing in a Moth. Need the right hand side, tacking is so slow, the boat so nimble, power down on port, find a gap and go for it. Well yesterday it all came to the inevitable conclusion at the start of race 2. With closing speeds of close to 35 knots Chris and Bear collided wing bar to wing bar. It was a blessing no one was hurt. I really felt for Bear, one of the hardest working, least sung Moth sailors out there, he was teed up for a titanic battle for the championship with Adam Lowery. He managed to get the boat back before it sunk, with the rear wing bar mount ripped out of the hull. Chris boat was undamaged which is again a testament to the strength of Mach 2. Awesome photos from Liz who kept the finger down on the shutter button, sequence above is about 2 - 3 seconds.Drama over and back to the racing.....
We had a hot 5 races in around 15 to 18 knots, really tight. Tons of spectator craft churned up the water so sailing was very hard especially down wind where everyone went over the handlebars as least once. Going in to the last day, Adam is leading from Matt and Chris, with me 4th, all in a very rapidly depleting fleet....
Stay tuned more to come as Adam stands poised to take his first well deserved crown...
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