Morning Glory
With the end of Daylight Savings for another year, we’re running
out of options to sail after work. But since we need plenty of time
on the water before the upcoming 49er Worlds, it’s time to resort
to the drastic measure of pre-work training sessions.
So last week saw the first 2 sessions. At the club by 6AM, on the
water by 6.30, back on land by 7.30, in the office by 9. The water
is a bit chilly at that time, but the breeze has been ok, and more
time is not really going to hurt us at this stage.
So following on from the Thursday/Friday mornings with Nige, along
came the last training weekend with Emmett and the 49er
group.
And by the Sydney 49er fleet standard, we had a rock-star lineup.
With Nige away, Euan jumped on board our boat. Nathan & Ben
were there, fast as usual. Wilmot & Page turned up as well,
very fast and very smart after only a few times on an old 49er.
Warwick & Tim (the other WSC boat going to France) were good on
the first day, to be replaced by the equally fast Clynton & Tai
on the Sunday. Dave & Iain rounded out the tight fleet.
Wilmot & Page showed their 470 World Champion smarts in the
light weather on Saturday. The light S/SW/SE breeze out of Rose Bay
was tricky, but they dominated most races to win handily. Their
20kg weight advantage probably didn’t hurt them either.
The Sunday saw closer racing in the building SE breeze. With a
tight course and race after race after race, I was physically
destroyed. It was time to get to the back of the boat for a
relaxing steer with Euan crewing for the last few races.
Now it would be very very nice to get that fleet together every
weekend to train and race. The standard of the Aussie fleet would
go up very fast.
And so another week rolls on, with more training on Anzac day and
another few cold, dark mornings on an empty Sydney Harbour.
