Our helmsperson for this regatta is Sarah Gundersen
and on top of steering the boat well, she is doing a good job of keep my
attitude upbeat through all that happens out there.
The first race of the day was a classic Lake Traunsee. Wind shifts of 180
degrees, flat calms and puffs of 6 knots and in the end only 6 boats
finished within the required 10 minutes of the winner. We were not one of
the first seven boats, neither was Oracle. Team Aqua sailed well and won
this classic.
In the second and third races it seems we had a bit of a bullseye on our
backs and we got tacked on pretty hard. We had to live in thin lanes the
whole time and this made our races pretty difficult. We finished 8th and 7th
respectfully.
So after 7 races, Oracle is leading with 19 points, Team Aqua is second with
24, No Way Back is third with 29 and we are 4th with 37 and the US boat
Ironbound is 5th with 38.
The forecast for tomorrow is not special so it could be more racing like the
first one today.
For complete results go to www.rc44.com
Paul
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