SPRING POINTSCORE Races 1 & 2Last Saturday was a near perfect day to be on Sydney Harbour with 53+ boats getting on the water. When the race crew made our way out around lunch time to lay some marks, the breeze was a 10 – 12 kt westerly north of Clark Island and some steep shifts around to the south west coming out of Rushcutters Bay. With the breeze predicted to make its way around to the south around start time and then roll slightly further east late in the afternoon, we hedged our bets and set up for a south-south westerly, hoping that we’d have only some minor adjustments to make just prior to 2pm.That plan went to custard when the sea breeze gods made an early appearance and instead dialled in a modest south easterly and leaving the start crew scrambling to find some sense and sensibility. At
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