Regata Copa del Rey Audi-Mapfre: Practice day 2 and flag retrieval

We headed off the dock at 11 am ready for a good day of sailing. On the motor out, Jesse was at the back of the boat taking care of business when an unfortunate encounter with the American flag resulted in him accidentally dropping the flag and pole in the water. The boat made an immediate turn around an Jesse jumped in without hesitation to retrieve the flag. Successful rescue.
After we all had a good laugh, we hoisted the sails and sailed to our starting area while looking at a new Code 0.
Once there we sailed upwind and then looked at some kites on the run. We worked on some pre start work and time and distance to get comfortable with the conditions. Once the sea breeze filled in, we ran 2 practice starts and a 2 lap race with a few other boats on the course. It was good to get some sailing around other boats and start to get a feel for our positioning. The boat handling was smooth with the spinnaker take down system working quite well.
Tomorrow’s first start is a 1 pm. Looking forward to it.
Doogie
Jesse rescuing the flag