GBR Match Race Girls

A disappointing day for us at Skandia Sail for Gold today. After going 2–0 down yesterday in the start of our quarter final races, we came out ready to give it our all today knowing how crucial every move we made would be. We started the day with two easy wins extending all the way round the course and feeling confident going into the deciding final race. With two breezes battling it out all day we had some pretty crazy conditions at times and the final race of our quarter finals took 3 attempts to finally get a full race.

Our start was looking good until a slight misjudgement by me meant we had to tack and not take the full bias off the line. We gained all the way upwind and ended up giving Anna a penalty but not being in a particularly good position. With a really close downwind Anna was able to take her penalty and still come out ahead. Despite pushing hard the whole way round and after countless tacks and gybes we were unable to pass and finished half a length behind to lose 3–2 down and placing us into the 5th–8th play-off… gutted!

Having sailed so well today and come back when it was all against us it is a disappointing end to our regatta. In the two races to decide places 5th–8th we sailed well and finished both ahead by some margin, but unfortunately we were fighting for the wrong places by then!

The semi finals followed our quarters and tomorrow Leroy (FRA) will race Souter (AUS) in the final and the petite final will be Groeneveld (NED) against Tunnicliffe (USA).

Overall in terms of how we have been sailing we are very pleased, however unfortunately this time the result has not represented that and at the end of the day that’s what counts but there is plenty to take away from the regatta, reflect and improve on, so that in 2 years time we are fighting for the medals!

Thanks for the support, Lucy x

Tags: 2010, Elliott 6M, ISAF Sailing World Cup, Skandia Sail for Gold, Weymouth

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