You’re only as good as your last race
I’ll hold that maxim as true at this point… after taking out race 6 of the JJ on the Rag.
At least it adds a bit of an upside onto an otherwise generally disappointing regatta.
We started ok this time, boxed in by Beasho on Club Marine, we reached out on the pin end for clear air while a bunch of boats went back to restart. Up the work we were looking great, a knock later we were in about 4th, where we turned and headed back for the first of 4 downwind legs.
Beasho and Seve tangled at the bottom gate and we gybed out to take the lead. We lost the lead again, then gained, then lost, then gained. Finally we put a bit of time into the spooners and sort-of managed them and minimized risk to stay between them and the finish and score a 16 second win.
Phew.
But that was it for the regatta. 7’s silver spooners have taken it out in pretty emphatic fashion. Nobody seems able to recall such a dominating performance.
Whether they can stand up in time for today’s final heat remains to be seen, but it doesn’t really matter. Even the bookie had taken them out of the field after about heat 2.
