Beautiful first day of racing here in Saint Barths with tight racing between Vesper and Spookie Racing. Spookie won the pin at the start and was able to extend their lead up the first beat. We trailed down the first run but were able to close the gap at the leeward mark they continued to extend up the second beat hitting more pressure and a solid right shift and maintained their lead until the run to Ile de Forchue. Downwind we seemed to do very well with a slightly building pressure and a few good shifts. By the time we dropped our kites at the Groupers we were neck and neck and luckily were able to draw closer line around the rocks to take position on their hip. We held there for a series of tacks when we were able to get in front of them and then lead them back to the finish. Overall it was a fantastic day of sailing here in Saint Barths.
GoPro on the head of the spinnaker during the drop.
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