Ol' No. 3 Good Enough

We never break out the new hardware (aka sails) for Thursday nights. In fact, we don't always "upgrade" for every regatta. But typically, we're sailing older stuff than most. Here's our humble number 3 genny. There is a number 4... but we won't go there.
This one has more sail repair tape than it should (weight aloft you know...). It's also quite a limp rag which is nice in light air (or is it "airs"?) as it just molds into shape. But this year, it's grown some additional character. When we came across the line winning the first race of the season, someone on race committee said, "Wow, how old is *that* sail?"
Okay, so Gordon might have put Ol' No. 3 away a little wet last year. All I can say is mold is fast...
Well okay, no one has ever claimed that mold is fast but this moldy oldie is 2-0 in the Spring series. Tonights course was a triangle (once around) with a tower finish (i.e. in front of the yacht club). With the wind out of the north, the final leg is pretty much a drag race on a reach. However, the wind can shift and die as you get closer to the shore and the finish line.
In fact, the entire race was pretty much a drag race. We did pretty well with the start and rounded the windward mark first followed by Loose Nuts and Q... That was the order for every mark after that through the finish. For us it was just a clean race with a loose cover on the boats behind us on the long upwind (fourth) leg. Some went west looking for an advantage that never materialized... I'm not sure why people chose a certain course hoping for something when it pays off once in a blue moon...
Anyway, the lake came up another 6 inches or so. We need more rain!