Monday 3 January 2011

Day 4

After all yesterday's excitement the Race Committee have decided that we should start earlier today so racing starts 13.00hrs which is 16.00hrs UK time but only two races and hopefully slightly less wind .

The morning  routine has been cut short and briefing will be at 09.00hrs in the office aka Carla's room. There are some rippped hands from yesterday so plenty of plasters and electrical tape needed, a few tears of frustration and some smiles.

Toby and Matt were very pleased with their day yesterday and felt it was coming together for them . Hannah and Issy were not so pleased, they had two capsizes one before the start and hence the DNS but Hannah knows she checked her watch so they are challenging it. Annabel and Megan capsized too and then had to cut their spinaker sheets and halyard because it was all such a mess but got back to 15th. They were lying 2nd when it happened .James and Tim broke their rudder and bent the pintle hence the DNC. Charlotte and Kat capsized and with Jonny on standby got themselves back up and then while Kat was putting the rudder back on it fell in the water and the ARG safety boat picked it up and then dissappeared with it across the race course leaving them unable to sail ( something about a NZL boat when we spoke to him later) and Jonny with the problem of how to get them home and then they capsized again and  this time the mast went . They were almost last home and we thought we had lost Jonny and them .Jonny was steaming when he came in.

The boat park was very busy last night with a variety of views on the day . Like us most teams , had good  not so good and disastrous. Le Maitre France's leading girl scored three firsts yesterday putting her in the lead but even she had a moment when the initial results went up and she had scored a second BFD. Some of our guys had a moment too when Rosie announced that Mike Hermione, Tim and Ed and Jess and Georgie had allscored OSC .. what she was reading was the equipment check sheet !!! to quote Hermione " such an idiot"

The GRE coach thought that it was awful that so few boats put up their kites and Alex the measurer thought it was courageous that anyone did. Alex was seen in only his pocketed waistcoat on the water and this thought " not necessary " by some of our sailors . We think the mast breakage tally is up to 20 and I have heard it said that Selden have shipped 60 in just in case .  I have also heard it said that at this level the sailors should know how to avoid breaking their masts . Obviously they dont.

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