Originally posted by B Johansson:
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In my opinion this was not a boat speed regatta -it was much more important to find breeze and try to avoid the very big holes scattered over the racing area.
We never figured out the current but I think it played a major roll in the light air races - perhaps some of the local boats can help us with that.
So true on finding the wind. We found the holes instead. Not a good strategy at all.
On the current, it wasn't exactly as the current models show in relation to the timing of high and low tide, but they provided a pretty good indication. Look at this web site to see what the currents do with tide over time in the bay:
http://www.narrabay.com/empact/bayCurrents.asp