Absolutely possible! Two weeks ago in the Gulfport Pensacola Race we had a ~1 knot favorable current. The wind was only 1-4 knots. Our speed through the water was as low as 1.5 knots. Had the current been the other way, we were prepared to anchor and wait for more wind.
In years past, boats have anchored between Ship Island and Cat Island, MS about 10 miles from the race start, during light wind and unfavorable current. There is a feeder race for Gulfport Pensacola called Race to the Coast. I believe it's the oldest yacht race, first raced on July 4, 1850. This race passes through The Rigolets, the outlet for Lake Pontchartrain. There can be 2-3 knots of current in there. Anchoring is always a possibility. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That sounds like you could possibly win a race by anchoring! > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 Erie, PA > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard > N. Bush via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2016 9:25 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Richard N. Bush > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Wednesday Night racing > > > > Like Bill, we've been racing for many years, we race on the Ohio River, so > we get short courses and strange layouts, the real fun is when a fully > loaded 1000 ft barge and towboat come through the middle of the fleet in > mid-start! > > > > Richard > > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices >
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