We started an extra hour earlier than usual to get some races in as we lost 3 races yesterday due to the heavy weather. It was jsut like racing in Vancouver, light and shifty with current and tricky conditions. After 5 races in all kinds of conditions, the wind arrived. IT was terrific. After 5 long days practicing sailing in 20 plus winds, our sailors embraced the wind. Our entire team did amazing with Cameron winning the last race with Alex in second, Graham in 7th and Jack in 10th. Jake went in but made it without difficulty, Jim finished the race in style. Alex capsized 20 seconds before the start in the first race today after a huge and strong windshift hit his boat. That was a tough one to recover from. Cameron started off the day with poor starts in the middle of the line and after 2 of these starts, he change to start at the pin with clean air. It worked so well, everybody is for sure learning heaps.
We raced 6 races! Sam and Andrew were troopers as they worked so hard and long finishing almost all the races. Sam finished all, Andrew almost all.
We are looking forward to the last 4 races tomorrow, starting early again. Then we have to pack the whole trailer and the truck. We have 9 parents here so it should be just fine.
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