BURNSCO SPRING SERIES Race 2

Wed 8th, a nice 20 knot WSW breeze.
An on the wind start was a nice change, we were back a bit from the line and to leeward of Blackout, with Future Feedback and others to leeward.
We broke through Blackout, lower but faster, and powered over Future Feedback, the tack on the lay line out the entrance was going to be tight but local knowledge has a hint of a lift or two as we clear Haulashore Island, Blackout crossed our bow, tacking to weather ,we laid the cut but had to sit on Blackout's transom on the reach out to O beacon, both hoisting for the run up to Bolder 1.
We had of course gone for our masthead, Blackout had a reef in the main and had gone for a fractional gennaka, we were running flat to the mark while Blackout run further out to sea and into the incoming tide, Future Feedback, Zenith and the others back fighting for 3rd.
Around Bolder 1 and a short beat to Bolder 2 then another run back to the top, we had a little hick up dropping the kite when the halyard jambed coursing us to over shoot and loose 5-6 boat lengths.
That out the way and the long slog back to the harbour entrance, the breeze had eased off a little but we were still ticking off 7 - 7.4 knots up wind.
As we approached 0 beacon we were amongst the Div 2 leaders, MacIntosh (Kim Harris) and Farr A Way (Mike Rose) having a close battle for the lead. the other Div 2 boats hard on their heals, no room for mistakes in this newly formed Division, the majority, 35 footers.
We popped the fractional kite for the run to the finish, not wanting another jambed halyard. crossing the finish just under 3 minutes ahead of Blackout.,
1st again on handicap.
Last weeks results showed we had sailed to a .901 and Blackout a .906, this week our sailed too was 915, no prizes for guessing what our handicap has done? we are now on .877, Blackout .885.

The night wasn't quite over, we went to drop the main up in the basin to find it wouldn't budge?
Patrick up the mast to find the main had been shackled in the wrong hole and the mashed kite halyard block smashed, a little maintenance to do for next week.
We are lending our mainsheet trimmer and tactician to Future Feedback next week,
I hope we won't regret this?