New Years Eve update

In the first race which featured Ceci, the wind was blowing around 8 knots at the start. Ceci was a bit slow off the line and ended up back of the fleet. In the second race which featured Antonio and Chase, the wind was blowing around 10 knots. Antonio was late off the line whilst Chase had a good start. Chase rounded the top mark in 8^th, but then lost a few boats on the last upwind and had to settle for a top thirty finish. The third race featured Sam and Maki, both were late getting off the line and by the time they reached the windward mark, they were both at the lower end of the fleet. However, during the last upwind, they both managed to claw back a few boats and finished in the top thirty.

During the second round of racing, Antonio started first for Bermuda. The wind was blowing around 8 knots with a few gust as high as 12 to 13 knots being felt out on the race course. Antonio was once again late off the line which ultimately set the tone for the rest of his race with him placing near the back of the fleet. In race two, which featured Makai and Ceci, the wind had picked-up albeit the wind was fluctuating between 6 to 12 knots.  Ceci had a slow start whilst Makai had a reasonable start. Ceci ended up back of the fleet whilst Makai managed to finish in the mid twenties.

 In the third race, the wind had dropped off at the start averaging around 8 knots, albeit inside the course the wind ranged between 10 and 12 knots. Sam rounded top mark in 20^th whilst Chase was back of the fleet. On the last upwind Sam managed to pick-off a couple of boats and finished 18, whilst Chase finished back of the fleet.

Coach Zizi felt that our sailors could have done better and needed to maintain their focus from start to finish of the race. Coach Zizi also felt that some of the conditions our sailors are facing are similar to those the team had trained in the days leading up to the racing and that the information he gave them on how to sail in the current, was not being used by all sailors.

Only two races were sailed today as the country wounded down for their religious prayer.