Weekend that Was

I have been in the lull before the great vacuum of idleness which I may implode into. I have come to a place where the job is ok, I have been moving forward only very slowly with the job in terms of learning, being hindered by a boss who is wary of me. Sailing wise, I had to jump back in and get going again. My ideal goal is helming practice, but I also have to remember to practice what I have mastered before- so foredeck and mainsail are things I was pleased to get involved with. It is good to be back out in a decent boat, the Albin Express being a nice racing platform akin to the Impala, Laser 28 and Sigma 33. One other thing I need to learn is the bias on the course and where we are at any point in time relative to the average wind direction and indeed speed. It was interesting to read in the 707 class that day 1 leaders played the averages and did nothing outside the box. I had to just look up the old case about the jib top tell tales - it is a bit of a self explained if you think through it. As the top of the jib can be twisted off and fly at a more oblique angle, it shall break first inside with correct trim and the outside shall always fly. Also, fully vindicated on jib-leech tell-tales as they are standard. They should fly 80-100%, once again, top breaking first. Really the same principle as tthe main, and Ståle's boat lacked the top tell tale! I need to look at the chart and reflect!