Wind moderates, but not in time for the Dun Laoghaire Frostbite Series
by Hugh Sheehy 9 Feb 2014 12:05 PST
9 February 2014
On Monday the waterfront clubs where the dinghies live were rescuing boats flung around the forecourts. On Tuesday huge chains were strung around one club's deck as an anchor that boats could be tied to.
On Sunday the forecast called for the wind to drop and – maybe – for sailing to be held.
As the time for decision approached the DMYC Committee was faced with a tough call. The wind should have dropped. It hadn't. Should they send the fleets out in such gusty and cold conditions and hope the wind moderated? Maybe not, and racing was cancelled.
The decision was neatly validated at about the expected start time when a big black cloud passed over Dun Laoghaire harbor with wind and driving rain. The sailors were glad they weren't on the water.
But then the wind did what it should have done earlier. It dropped from force 7 gusts to a moderate force 3-4. And the sun was out.
By the end of the day it looked like summer. Cruel timing for the sailors.
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