Scilly tactics

Apologies for the radio silence, but we have been concentrating rather hard.
Both on sail trim, keeping our performance against targets up at 100%, and
also on routing decisions. The Scilly Isles and surrounding Traffic
Separation Zones are no go areas that form large obstructions. As a result
we were faced with three options - left, right or up the middle. During
most of the pre race analysis the centre route seemed to be favoured. But a
few boats have opted for the northerly route presumably hoping to stay in
stronger winds away from the High Pressure ridge. In the end we decided
that the tide gate around the Scilly Isles was going to shut us out of the
middle option, so we have elected to stay south, risk light winds in favour
of picking up the forecast wind shift to the west and then south west. Only
time will tell who was right with their Scilly tactics.