Burnsco Spring Series race 3

Mid afternoon an 18 knot northerly out in the bay, by our 1750 start down to 12, but still ok,
Patrick, our sail trimmer/tactician was sailing with Future Feedback (sister Y 11) to see if he could help with the lack of pace in the 2 previous races.
We still had a big team, Kev, Steve, Knoxy, Aaron, Alix, Matt, Holly Charlie.
Future Feedback had been out early for a look at sails and as we had talked about no speed difference between both boats I decided to start close to them.
This didn't happen as we looked like we were early with the out going tide carrying us across, I gybed around to have another go and stalled her !!!!!!
Last off the line with Ballistic who had started up to weather under kite, we just managed to get out the entrance ahead of them but right on the stern of Zenith, in the dirty air of a 45 footer isn,t were I wanted to be watching Blackout and Future Feedback sail away.
We headed out to sea using the ebb tide and looking for the breeze line, tonight the bolder bank payed and we arrived at the top mark on port with Zenith and Wild Thing coming at us on starboard.
We rounded the top between them, trying to overtake Zenith under kite, meanwhile up front Blackout & Future Feedback we gone.
We were still behind Zenith after the short windward leeward and just the run home to try and secure 3rd and some creditability?
The breeze was now down to 9 knots,we were slowly rolling over Zenith as we started coming up on Div 2 & 3 traffic, I never like sailing over these boats but these a desperate times, we weaved our way through, making a better job of it than Zenith putting 4 -5 lengths on him.
Ahead, at the entrance the breeze had gone a mass of boats (37 on the water tonight) half them parked up, held out by the out going tide.

We now had a drifter on our hands and the clock ticking close to the time limit BUGGER.
At one stage we were back on the genoa for a while in a light westerly, then back to light kite through the entrance.
It seemed most we sitting with limp kites waiting for something to happen, while a few were trying to sail through them, where ever we went there were boats in the way, the same one 3 times at one stage as we gybed our way through them.

Blackout and Future Feedback had finished so we had a race, not sure I wanted one?
We were now into the front runners in Div 2, making passing a lot harder, we finally made it across the line 3rd in division, a long way behind BO and FF, hurts the pride - helps the handicap.

Fisherman Island race on Saturday,  a chance to stretch our legs