Running on a Sunset

The Mistral crew has been coaxing a few more nanoknots on the GPS lately with the help of the wooden boathook. It came into play several times today on the short course around Lake Union, where Mistral is racing in the Norm Blanchard Regatta. (That's Michael Warner as we approached Shilshole on the sail back from the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.)
Tomorrow we will have a spinnaker crew on board so the hook will only come out for quick bursts of downwind speed, or something like that. The wind is pretty light this weekend. Note to crew: race start is 11, not noon, as previously broadcast. Mistral leaves the dock at 10.