written by Matias Collins on April 9 of 2024 and read by 227
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7 teams competed at the 2024 edition of the San Isidro Labrador sailing week past weekend, which had a great sailing day on Saturday with 14 to 9 knots of wind, three races sailed, the first race with a glitch at the weather mark while the first boats grounded while rounding, off course the one coming first (USA 853) with the hardest ground catapulting the third into first and the first into third.
ARG 36 Cherro, Furmann and Catu had a great race despite the grounding at the first mark, they managed to keep the third place during the race with a bitter taste, since at the rounding the initially controlled the grounding and passed USA 853 Collins, Jordana, Gilardi, but then at the offset ARG 2 Warburg, Celedoni and Roldan keeping the heeling passed them and following was USA 853 .
For the second race, wind intensity kept great, all coming from around North-Northeas again ARG 36 battling against ARG 34 Cappagli, Culasso and Padilla to be the immediate follower of ARG 2 who took the lead early, but at the last upwind ARG 36 had its forestay disconnected (the importance of having tape within the extension and the stay, and didn't notice for a long time the mast kept hanging on the Jib strength, this allowed USA 853 to pass them and almost catch ARG 34 at the downwind.
The third race with a little less wind, had USA 853 with a great start on Port at the middle of the starting line, they took the lead to not loose the one, behind ARG 2 had its battle with the new kids on the block ARG 21 Rossi, Munne, Clavero, the lack of experience initially made them drop to third but then at the downwind to fourth, a great result for their third race after coming from 420's and the oldest having 18 years old.
ARG 36 finished third, making a podium and also sailing with a Catu a young sailor barely reaching 17…
Unfortunately Sunday the teams floated around under the Sun but no wind and then a long towing back to the crane, crowing ARG 2 as champions with three races.
Except for ARG 40 and ARG 34 all other boats had at least a young crew making significant improvement for the class future in Argentina.
Next event will be May 4 and 5
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