Weather Forecast During the Race and My Rough Plan
It seems like I'll have a very slow start, with my brain feeling cooked in temperatures over 30 degrees. I will try to go to Versoix side on the small lake as there is no meteo wind yet, and there should be more thermal wind on that side, caused by sun heating up Jura. By early afternoon, though, the fun will begin with a strong southwest wind. Some forecasts are even predicting gusts up to 6 Bft on the big lake.
Thanks to the south wind, I should get a nice downwind run toward Bouveret. I'll try to keep my track close to the French side, but managing the spinnaker in high winds might be tricky. Too much power can force you to sail more directly downwind. I'll see where the wind takes me—if it drives me too far downwind (Swiss side of the lake), I will need to beat against the wind later, I might skip using the spinnaker and keep it simple
At night wind is very strong. I’m hoping to reach Bouveret before it gets dark. I'd rather avoid the temptation to use the spinnaker in high winds while it's raining and visibility is low.
On Sunday morning, the wind is expected to shift to the northeast, which would give me another great downwind run back to Geneva.
The conditions look challenging, but overall I’m optimistic. It seems there will be wind, and the odds are in my favor for finishing the race on time.
I borrowed a handheld GPS from Michal (thanks!). I’ve set up four waypoints: SNG (Start/Finish), Yvoire, in front of Évian-les-Bains, and the midpoint in Bouveret. These are my rough target waypoints, but ultimately, I’ll go where the wind takes me :)
Forecast for temperature in Geneva extracted from meteosuisse.
Below are the screen shots of weather forecast extract from windy.com.
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