Consistency pays
Yes, consistency does pay…. I was going to run with a better
headline like the one reported on SailingAnarchy yesterday after
Euan’s win - “Return of the King”… but Euan has a big enough head
already!
So Cocko is leading the JJ with a 2,2,3 in some very close, very
variable racing. Today’s race was held in another light SE breeze,
with a long course on an almost vacant harbour (very nice). We’re
still yet to see a big blow, and aren’t likely to see one for the
rest of the regatta.
The ActiveAir had a better day today, getting off the line well and
getting a good shift early on the upwind to be in the top bunch
around the first mark. From there we held on upwind and gained
ground downwind to finish with an 8th. Even with that reasonable
finish there were plenty of opportunities where we could have
gained places on mark roundings.
After 3 races the top 4 boats have started to slowly move away from
the rest. We’re still suffering from our DNF in Race 1, but
hopefully its the only alphabet we get and we can move up through
the rankings.
A few more protests were filed, but plenty of people want protests
dealt with out in the carpark “like back in the Grand Prix days”…
at least it would be good for television.
