05 May 2012
Grand Prix Les Ambassadeurs
A much better day today onboard Artemis Racing as we moved up into
third place overall. It was a long day on the water with six races in
12-18 knots of wind from the Southwest. We were much more consistent
in our speed and handling of the boat and this gave us scores of 3, 3,
3, 1 5, 6.
One boat capsized today and another lost a crew member overboard.
During the 3rd race, the breeze came up to 18 knots and was very gusty
so bearaways around the windward marks were dicey depending on the wind
strength you had when you got there. Fortunately, we had a pretty safe
day although crew member Sarah Gundersen got her knee pretty badly
banged up and will probably not sail tomorrow.
These boats are very demanding on the crew. After six races, they are
beat. There is a social function on at the Societe Nautique de Geneve
tonight and I will go alone to fly the Artemis colors as the rest of
the team wants only to eat and go to sleep.
The forecast for tomorrow is for lots of rain and gusty winds again
from the Southwest. We can expect 4-5 races again.
For complete results go to www.vulcaintrophy.com
Paul
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