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Credit: After a couple of hours wait for wind, racing finally got underway in Portland harbour for our finals against the Dutch. Placed closein the south west corner of the harbour in a fickle sea breeze racing was tricky, close and frustrating! Unfortunatley after winning the first race, we lost the second so it was all on the third and last race. A great start where we controlled the Dutch and gave them a penalty led to a good position up the first beat until we were the wrong side of a shift at the top. Gains downwind gave us a great position up the second beat until again we lost in a header with no options allowing the Dutch to take their penalty and control the top of the final run, passing us and finally winning by a length at the finish.
Despite today’s frustrations losing the finals, Annie, Ally and I have had a great week, and put in a really solid performance. Our silver this week at Skandia Sail for Gold stretched our lead in the final standings of the ISAF World Cup Series and shows the strength of our team.
For now sleep, but more to follow tomorrow!
Lucy
Tags: 2009, Elliott 6M, ISAF Sailing World Cup, Skandia Sail for Gold, Weymouth
