GBR Match Race Girls

In contrast to yesterday, a very long day for us today! It’s 22.30 and we’ve only just got home, washed and fed after a long day of waiting around. Delays due to a lack of wind, then too much wind, combined with minor breakages meant that Group B didn’t finish their round robin until late afternoon.

At about 5pm we were sent out and have been racing this evening, however despite the race committee’s best efforts at  20.30 the breeze finally died (having had 0–30 knots throughout the day) and we were unable to complete the final race of our round robin. In the races we did manage to sail, against the Spanish, Russians and French, we won all three to secure our spot in the gold fleet along with Tunnicliffe who we will race tomorrow morning.

Great feeling for us to qualify for the quarter finals, we are sailing well and feel there is plenty left in the tank.

For now though, time for bed!

Lucy x

A short, successful day for us today as we just had three races in our group and won all three. All the top teams are here in Weymouth for the final leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup Series so I’m sure it will be an exciting week.

Unfortunately with the groups going on rankings all three GBR boats have ended up in the same group so despite it being an international competition, our first two races were against the teams of Wilson and Archer. A close race for us first off got us into the swing of things and we were pleased to finish with three straight wins when the first round is so important for us in progressing through to the later stages of the event.

Le Berre (FRA) and Tunnicliffe (USA) also won all three of their races in our group so it will all come down to tomorrows racing to see who gets through to gold fleet. We’re scheduled to have our final four races in this group tomorrow about midday.

Take a look at the event website www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk for full results .

Lucy