Day 2 started with the sound of rain falling on the roof, in fact it had been raining most of the night, the forecast predicted around 2 knots for the day so it wasn't looking too pleasant all round.
We met at the club in the morning and met Bleddyn (Defrigs brother) the boys coach for the rest of the regatta a local kid who has just returned from the Youth World 49ers in which he came 7th so will be helpful with local conditions etc. By about 9am you could see the sky clearing and things looking a little more promising, the latest forecast was now for a bit of breeze in the morning dying off early afternoon. The race committee was onto this and sent the kids out a little earlier, so by 10am we were on the water with about 5knots of breeze which we were very surprised and pleased about. The sun was even trying to break through. Mark and I were hassling Rob for putting on sunscreen, something we would later regret as we now both look like beetroots. By the time of the first race the breeze had picked up to around 8 knots and all was looking good. The fleet is separated into Junior and Senior fleet with the Junior staring first, the PRO started today's racing for all fleets under a black flag, this didn't stop several general recalls fortunately none of our guys were affected, whew!! The breeze remained reasonably consisted all day but was full of pressure spots so you definitely had to sail with your head out of the boat.Three races were sailed for the day which now gives a total of four overall, hopefully tomorrow we can get in two more which will constitute the qualifying series, from this they will be split into gold and silver fleet for the rest of the regatta, hopefully all our guys will be in gold making it easier to watch them all in the same flight. Some great results from the day with a few bullets and one not so good race for some with a potential drop. The wally of the day has to go to Leonard today, the kids were sailing an orange bowl course, which is top mark, wing mark, gate, reach mark, finish. Last year at the UK Nationals Leonard was pinged by the measuring boat after finishing a race for his sail ties being to loose and didn't want the same again this year, so as he rounded the reach mark with a small lead he thought he would stand up on his gunwale and check his sail to make sure it was not out side of the power band marks, great idea but oops I don't think falling out of the boat into the water was part of the game plan, so a quick scurry back into the boat and across the line in first saved the day, and yes his line was in the bands, luckily for Robs heart rate we missed the event but couldn't understand why Leonard was wet through when he came to the coach boat, we couldn't believe the story when Leonard told us, well done Leonard I think it will be hard for anyone to better that one..
The results:
Race 1
Leonard 12 Markus 1st Isaac 8th
We met at the club in the morning and met Bleddyn (Defrigs brother) the boys coach for the rest of the regatta a local kid who has just returned from the Youth World 49ers in which he came 7th so will be helpful with local conditions etc. By about 9am you could see the sky clearing and things looking a little more promising, the latest forecast was now for a bit of breeze in the morning dying off early afternoon. The race committee was onto this and sent the kids out a little earlier, so by 10am we were on the water with about 5knots of breeze which we were very surprised and pleased about. The sun was even trying to break through. Mark and I were hassling Rob for putting on sunscreen, something we would later regret as we now both look like beetroots. By the time of the first race the breeze had picked up to around 8 knots and all was looking good. The fleet is separated into Junior and Senior fleet with the Junior staring first, the PRO started today's racing for all fleets under a black flag, this didn't stop several general recalls fortunately none of our guys were affected, whew!! The breeze remained reasonably consisted all day but was full of pressure spots so you definitely had to sail with your head out of the boat.Three races were sailed for the day which now gives a total of four overall, hopefully tomorrow we can get in two more which will constitute the qualifying series, from this they will be split into gold and silver fleet for the rest of the regatta, hopefully all our guys will be in gold making it easier to watch them all in the same flight. Some great results from the day with a few bullets and one not so good race for some with a potential drop. The wally of the day has to go to Leonard today, the kids were sailing an orange bowl course, which is top mark, wing mark, gate, reach mark, finish. Last year at the UK Nationals Leonard was pinged by the measuring boat after finishing a race for his sail ties being to loose and didn't want the same again this year, so as he rounded the reach mark with a small lead he thought he would stand up on his gunwale and check his sail to make sure it was not out side of the power band marks, great idea but oops I don't think falling out of the boat into the water was part of the game plan, so a quick scurry back into the boat and across the line in first saved the day, and yes his line was in the bands, luckily for Robs heart rate we missed the event but couldn't understand why Leonard was wet through when he came to the coach boat, we couldn't believe the story when Leonard told us, well done Leonard I think it will be hard for anyone to better that one..
The results:
Race 1
Leonard 12 Markus 1st Isaac 8th
Race 2
Leonard 1st Markus 4th Isaac 5th
Race 3
Leonard 8th Markus 2nd Isaac 8th
Race 4
Leonard 1st Markus 19th Isaac 47th.
I will put up a link to the results but www.optimistsailing.org.uk will see you in the right direction.
Got to get out on the water so more detail and photos hopefully next time.
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