In the final race of the day, the breeze was up and down and shifty. The puffs probably reached 14 and the lulls might have gone as low as 6 knots.
Lenny Krawcheck, after ducking Reggie Fairchild at the start, Port tacked the fleet and quickly moved out to a lead. The rest of the fleet decided he was on to something and tacked over to port. Another shift came through for part of the course. Boats were sailing on opposite tacks separated by only 30 or 40 degrees. The key was to connect the dots of pressure. Lenny found a fast lane in the middle – middle left and rounded first. Jeff Annis said there were some great shifts out there. He just never seemed to be in the right spot to take advantage of them.
The racing was close and no lead was ever secure, but Lenny held on to stay ahead of the pack and win.
With a 4-1-1, Lenny won the regatta.
