PNW Offshore day 2 Margaret II J120 sailboat racing
after a very rough Thursday night off the Washington State shore as we raced sailboats from the mouth of the Columbia River to Victoria, we regain a little energy with the rising sun.
The wind and pounding waves were so strong that they broke the wind instruments off the top of the mast of the mighty Margaret II, as they did to Time Bandit. At that point the drivers who rotated steering duties through the watches used the compass, GPS, and feel of the boat. What was lacking was information about wind direction, wind speed, or apparent (relative) wind angle.
After the long, wet, loud upwind leg of the Pacific Northwest Offshore Race was completed and we turned from North to East into the Strait of Juan de Fuca that experience was completely different. The wind and waves were then at our backs, the slamming stopped and the high speed, most joyful part of the race began.
That is what you'll see on this 21 minute video. We also blew up a spinnaker after dousing it conservatively before Race Rocks. The wind was high enough that when surfing the waves on this 40 foot sailboat the boat speed doubled and then more than doubled normal speed, hitting a maximum of 16.4 knots (nearly 18.9 mph) which was a personal record for your humble correspondent.
This is shot with a GoPro Hero 4.
Also stay tuned for Day 1 of the PNW Offshore Race video of Margaret...SUBSCRIBE and get informed of new videos....
PFH