First hit out
The first day of the Nationals today saw a shifty hot seabreeze make for some tricky conditions.
Nathan destroyed the fleet in the practice race, leading by half a leg.
Race 1 was trickier, and Bora made the most of it upwind to lead around the first mark. Simon on the lone Mach2 then sailed deeper and faster in pressure to pass a couple of boats to take the lead.
John, Bora, Nathan, Dave and myself fought it out for the minor places over the remaining laps while Simon extended his lead.
At the final mark I rounded in 2nd but then started chasing pressure on the way to the finish – and lost 4 places. Not a good move.
Start time for the race tomorrow is 10 am, so we could be in for anything.
January 20th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
i think i was melting in the heat
January 20th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
apparently someone filmed an ice cream catching fire. no bull.
January 21st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
That is the coolest thing ever Rollo