Tough day in the office



Its 10.00pm here and I am the only one back.. Foz and granny Foz were catching  some supper Pete was mending a boat and Neil and Jonny were just setting out on their fuel walk when I left at 9.00pm..However as I correct my spelling Jonny and Neil have walked in to say that the petrol station closed as they walked in .. frustration or what ..

We have worked out that we only have two GBR boats that has not capsized so far Tim and Ed and Matt and Adam .Our tally so far is six masts , six slot gaskets, seven spinnakers, three mains, one damaged centreboard , one broken rudder stock , three replaced spinnaker poles and one replacement crew, two hull holes and foredeck repair .


Foz and Ricardo discussing the day's damage

 Three races were done today . It started fine 14 knots and then by the third race Jonny recorded 28 knots and there was carnage .Only three boys put their kites up on the reach and no girls. The GRE coach not happy about that . Alex the measurer was impressed by those who did .

Unlike Friday we have come off better than most teams . The Germans had five boats out of action and have run out of masts, the ITA and FRA have damage. We have one bent mast Eleni and Henriette who also went through two mains and Charlotte and Kat who had a baptism of fire and lost their mast after they lost their rudder . Jonny did a mercy dash for Eleni's  main and Sarah and Katie gave her spare rudder to the team.    



Charlotte and Kat

  

Nino and Alex discusing the day