Final Day
Today was the final day of the Sail For Gold regatta, and frankly, it couldn't come soon enough! I had a tough event in some very tricky conditions and spent far too many hours on the water, but I learned a lot about the venue and can hopefully adapt for next year.
We sailed the final two races this morning in a shifty, off-shore 3-15 knot breeze. The wind was so up and down and all over the place, that consistency was almost impossible. In both races, I looked like I was in the top five for a while on the first beat, only to look like I was in the bottom five a few minutes later. What I was pleased with is that I rounded the weather mark in the 30s in both races and was able to claw my way back to a 25-20. While the results weren't great, I sailed better today and had some good comebacks.
Like I said, it was a tough event. But the plan now is to take what I learned from sailing here, forget all the rough results, and move forward. I'm moving over to Hayling Island pretty soon and will begin training for the Laser World Championships at the end of the month.
