We finally had a start and the first race got off with a mountain of OCSs in 5-6 knots. Max and Devan got off the line with excellent speed and space, while Linor and Laura were shot out the back and there is no catching up at the worlds. There are some very aggressive sailors on the line with regards to skulling, something Cameron experienced as a Polish sailor propelled away from him.
The jury catched one or two per start. Cameron also had a great start but was caught over early. There weree about 40 OCS boats in race 1. Race 1 was short with light air and shifts and puffs coming in from both sides. Our sailors got some of the shifts and missed others. The downwind stretch was tough too.
The second start was great for most of our sailors. Devan was in start one and struggeled a bit to get off the line. The rest of our team were front row. THe problems arose as the race progressed with no wind and puffs coming from the left. There were boats going upwind, downwind and reaching all within 100 metres of eachother. Max rounded the reachmark in first, but the wind collapsed and he lost 25 boats.
The last two fleets did not even complete the whole course, it was shortened at the bottom mark. All our sailors sailed their best race in race 2. We are back on shore with postponement, hoping for wind. As we are watching from our bed, it is glass out there. Cameron and Linor are the only ones who know their scores, they were both OCS in race 2. It was impossible for the others to tell as fleets were all mised up and coming together in huge lumps of different fleets.
The sprits are great, we are improving from one race to the next.
Hope to get another race in today.
Tine
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