J/105 racing / Lake Michigan
We review every race to understand what worked, what cost us, and what we can improve next time. These public debriefs are the shorter version of our internal notes, focused on the lessons, race moments, and takeaways that other sailors may find useful.
A very biased pin-end start and heavy-air trim puzzle kept the fleet close, while excellent jibes were offset by a difficult Mexican douse and costly final-beat tacks.
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A difficult storm-threatened race rewarded recovery: we started in dirty air, corrected two downwind sail-plan calls, then finished with excellent upwind speed to clinch the A Series.
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A first race at the helm for Gary combined a biased course, building pressure, close covering with IWM, and a conservative douse that had to be corrected with a second hoist.
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A strong boat-end start and first beat put us ahead, then traffic, fading pressure, and a large wind shift turned the second half into a light-air positioning exercise.
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An aggressive start turned into a late OCS call, but clean upwind speed and strong kite work carried us from last back through all five J/105s.
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A heavy-air CCYC opener where we chose the conservative sail plan, started cleanly near Kinship, controlled the first beat, and held the fleet off through a wave-driven trapezoid course.
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