This high-cliffed lake has lived up to both it’s epic reputation of funneling breeze as well as being a traditional fickle lake. The wind on both the first and last days of the regatta started strong and ended glassy, while the middle two days had beautiful sailing conditions 12-20 knots and 20 miles of fetch producing some great wave action. Becuase the lake is more than 1000 feet deep at the center the committee often had the fleet bouncing along the steep shore making quite a spectacle for locals and tourists alike. The sight of 40 star boats short-tacking the shoreline often only lengths from beachside hotels along with a backdrop of 5000 foot mountains made for a spectacular bit of racing.
We are sixth going into the final race of the regatta where only the top ten left will compete for double points. Results are at the Fraglia Vela of Riva an Malcesine’s websites: http://www.fragliavelariva.it/public_new/RegataDetail.asp?RegataID=226
Jacqueline will have photos shortly. We’ll let you know how tomorrow turns out!
peter costa
Good luck from the Boston Harbor Star Fleet
