Finally the wind filled in from the north (it has a name ! the BORA BORA). We had a steady breeze of 15 - 18 knots from 11 to 5 PM and the race committe - eager to get some races off were quick to start and keep the races going. 24 starts in four hours is good work !
The Australian team had another good day. Sam was a bit unlucky in the first race where he was finishing top 15 when a huge wave broke right into his boat. The rest of the day he consistently finished in the top half which is well done in this competitive environment. I think his ambitions are higher, but he is not the one to reveal them.. Watch this space for the next days to come :-)
The girls also did well. Ragna finally got going and clocked in three races in the top half of the fleet. Maia and Georgia also did some good racing at the start of the races but often fell back at the last upwind - that is the homework for tomorrow! They know they can be at the top of the fleet now!
Starts were much better today - have a look at the live GPS tracking races - link from the EOC web site. Good work, Ryan.
Overall - we are improving. Still 3 race days and 7 races to go. Let us hope the wind comes back.
Results so fare are (Total, Race 1 through to race 5)
GIRLS
1 GER 12010 Matthiesen Annika 21,0 12 1 1 3 4
2 GER 12302 Rothlauf Paulina 22,0 7 3 3 8 1
3 POL 1384 Piasecka Sara 25,0 7 1 13 1 3
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67 AUS 541 Agerup Ragna 158,0 48 39 26 22 23
73 AUS 559 Thompson Georgia 162,0 42 28 32 36 24
80 AUS 542 Agerup Maia 177,0 43 34 29 37 34
BOYS
1 GER 12337 Hibler Maximilian 25,0 8 3 5 2 7
2 NED 2889 Sonnema Wouter 42,0 15 6 18 1 2
3 HUN 151 Vadnai Benjamin 52,0 5 16 6 23 2
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88 AUS 556 Blackburn Sam 205,0 58 8 70 39 30
Tomorrow we will get a drop, so with continued good racing our positions will improve.
Charlotte from NZ won a race today and Malcom from the US is coming 4th. The team are making friends and having a great time. EVERYONE by know knows who the Australian Coach is..
Hello Karl-Christian. It is really interesting to read reports and stories of various national teams. Each one adds more colour and dimension to the overall picture.
ReplyDeleteJust to add on the name of the wind mentioned: it is a strong intermittent and cool wind from the shore (in general from the north) which normally clears up the sky and brings good wather. The name "Bora" is in Italian, "Burja" in Slovenian and "Bura" in Croatian language. We are all squeezed together in this part of the Adriatic sea sharing the same winds and many people in this area are at least bilingual.
As I have been writng these lines a storm has developed over the bay. Nobody was ye on the sea so all are safe.
Bojan