We had a day of ups and downs. They postponed the 1st race for a squall, as we waited it out we got farther upwind than we wanted to be from the starting area. We capsized in the bear away and broke a tiller extension. We carry an extra, but by the time we had replaced it and set the kite to get back to the line, we had missed the start. We started a minute late, and followed the fleet around the race course. NOT a good way to start the day. After that, we had three great starts! The conditions were extremely difficult, everything from 2 - 18 kts. Our windward mark was under a lee shore, and the shifts and puffs and lulls were all over the place, so it was hard to pick a fast route, and easy to get passed by boats.
We are sitting in 10th and tied with Singapore. Hoping to improve on our good starts tomorrow by capitalizing on them with speed and point upwind, putting ourselves in the best pressure, and minimizing the mistakes. Hope we can post a top 5 finish since we know we are capable of it!
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