Today we towed to the Golden Gate Bridge, then sailed from there to the Bay Bridge, back to the Golden Gate, and back to the Bay Bridge again. The goal of this test was to familiarize ourselves with the course of the Ronstan Bridge-to-Bridge race on Friday and to plan out our jibes. The day was excellent practice, and we hit a top speed of more than 30 knots with three people, using 50 m lines and a 30 sqm kite. We experienced similar wind conditions to those we expected to encounter during the race, but different tide conditions, so we’ll try to hit the max ebb later in the week.
