The day started off with high anticipation of the first warning signal. The wind at the dock was blowing 5 to 7 knots the team appeared ready for the task at hand. Coach Zizi had given the sailors their last prep talk and it was now all up to them to put into action the past four days of training.
Out on the race course the wind was blowing 6 to 8 knots with a slight current of 4 meters per minute flowing in the same direction as the wind, and the wind was very shifty. In the first race we had Makai racing by himself..;he rounded the windward mark in third; was fourth at the gate; finished eighth. In the second race we had Antonio and Sam. Both started close to the pin but nether of them could get clean air and in the end Sam finished mid fleet and Antonio ended a few places back of mid fleet.
In the third race we had Ceci and Chase. Ceci finished in the twenties and Chase finished mid of the fleet. The first series of races appeared to set the tone for the rest of the day with the team having put in a good effort in trying conditions. In the end all the sailors appear to be in good spirits and looking forward to the next day. Coach Zizi summed up the day as not really good Worlds racing conditions as the wind dropped as low as 2 knots in the second and third race however everyone had to race in these conditions. The one area coach Zizi would like to see our sailors improve is on their starts.
However, this is only day one of the regatta and the team must maintain their focus and put in the same effort each day and not give up at any point during the regatta as a regatta can not be won on the first day but it can be lost if the level of focus is not maintained.
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