Love Moore 24’s, and always haved! Raced them a bunch, and it’s really hard to not smile when on one of these little hot rods. Enjoy this story from the Moore 24 class…
The same Berkeley Circle waters (San Francisco- ed) that have chased many away over the years with their relentless chop and 20-25 knot ‘slot’ conditions, showed us their most pleasant conditions I can ever remember short of winter easterlies. Despite the panic on the news of 40mph winds!!!, we sailed in modest westerlies the whole time, #1 conditions.
Sixteen Moores showed up for the SFYC Elite fleet regatta. And while we love sailing around Knox, SFYC is really proud (and rightfully so) of their race management, and they know that Knox is usually a one-sided course. The circle it is!
I’m recovering from arthroscopic wrist surgery, and Joel is on meds for something similar. We were joking about being a bunch of invalids and decided an e-tape-Red-Cross would fit nicely on the transom to acknowledge our conditions.
I haven’t really sailed with this Firefly crew before. It’s kinda shocking. Noah on foredeck can read pressure incredibly well, and pre-empts all the things that would have turned into bigger problems on many other boats. Zero errors. His Milwaukee-glove covered fingertips stick to that kite during a douse and scoop it in faster than anything I’ve seen.
And Rob, who has really taken to coaching now that he has daughters racing in Teras and 420’s is a joy to listen to deliver tactics on the boat. He’s also given me have a newfound appreciation for pit. Even easing the vang before the bearaway at the mark. It’s not that breezy, it’s just good practice. Every sheet and control line position is marked. I can be horribly forgetful in pit… respect.
