Today was windy with steep chop. We capsized A LOT. But we made it around the course, and tomorrow we will do the same thing in full race mode. Something I have learned from Lasers but have to learn again is that when it is knarly just sailing the boat, you can't forget to race! Keep your head out of the boat and make smart decisions. Just sailing a 49er FX in 18 kts and chop is pretty hard, and it's easy to lose confidence in your ability to sail around the course. Today we learned a lot of new styles of crashing, and tomorrow is a new day - game on.
Here's the US Sailing Team rundown including our post-race interview:
http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/News/2013/Day_3_SWCHyeres.htm
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