Winds were terribly light (the one race attempt was abandoned on Saturday after the two hour time limit elapsed before anyone made it to the leeward mark on an Olympic A course) but Kudzu (1985 Capri 22 fin keel, standard rig) went around the course "less slow" than the other 6 boats in Open Keel fleet (Wavelength 24, J22, another Capri 22, Catalina 250 water ballast, Catalina 250 wing, and a Hunter 23.5). We won the first two races that went almost to the full two hours each time for just 1.2 mile courses, but then the RC shortened to 'just up and back' 1/2 length course as the wind was now almost gone (<1 mph yielding 0.1 to 0.2 boat speed) and we finished correcting just a few seconds behind the longer/faster Wavelength 24. We finished third two years ago behind the same J22 and Wavelength after having learned that we have to keep the boat moving and no sudden moves by crew in the boat. In the lightest breeze, it turned out the best thing to do was pull hard on all control lines to make as flat/tight sails as possible and lean far to leeward. Then the very lightest puff was immediately put into forward progress, not in filling the sail and then catching the last bit of breeze to move the boat forward. Most lakes in northern California are hurting for water, but Folsom Lake was about 90% full, with plenty of room to launch at all the ramps and race around the lake, looking for wind prints on the water.