The third edition of the Equinox Regatta, organized by the Yacht Club Badalona was held under a beautiful spring day where the wind was losing strength as it neared the time output.
Arriving at the Marina Badalona, \u200b\u200bblowing a breeze of a certain intensity, which tended to decrease gradually.
After the warm reception of the Club de Vela Badalona, \u200b\u200bincluding breakfast meeting was held patterns. At 12, already in the water, hoisted the intelligence committee and the output is delayed by lack of wind.
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| Marina Badalona |
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| Some of the crew in the background and Parana Xavi | Tur
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| fleet goes to the race course |
is not until one o'clock, when it starts to blow garvi very low intensity, but enough for the fleet can move forward.
are more than 40 boats in the water, heading to the buoy "SAW."
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| Lifting postponement, waiting to climb the wind |
We make a very bad start, distracted to meet the AQUITAT III skippered by my friend Cesar Villegas. The committee deferred Arian and attention, we are far from the starting line and with very little angle to enter.
got through the line almost 7 minutes after the "shot" and did move upwind buoy.
the wind starts to rise, which makes us think we are going to stabilize the intensity but only a mirage, because after a few minutes, start again to fall and will remain so until the evening.
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| Choosing tactics?? In the background a giant freighter ... |
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| ... that does not fit into the picture |
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| Barcelona seafront, Torre Mapfre and Vela Hotel |
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| Boya "SIERRA" had to pass to starboard |
Reach buoy "SIERRA" is an odyssey, with a wind does not exceed 3 or 4 knots real, moving us very slowly, and upwind.
At the height of the control tower at Barcelona Airport, the boat speed is at 0 knots ... the flat water and the wind practically nonexistent. We are 9 miles from the finish line in Port Ginesta. Calculate the time limit (because that rating is assigned to us) that are the 20:30, so it is impossible to go "on time".
At 19:30 am on Isurus withdrew, continuing the journey to destination enjoying the sunset and the huge moon ...
Only 9 vessels fall within the time limit. After dinner and awards ceremony and gifts. We have had a fire extinguisher ...
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| Low wind up back. " Sunset on the massif of Garraf |
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| Impossible forward and enter the time limit. Withdrawn. |
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| accompanies us to the moon Port broom. |
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| Traking the race |
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