Race Day 3

Cloud cover, cooler temperatures and light winds greeted us this morning. Off to the venue at 8.30 to see the new fleet assignments. IODA has changed the format and sailors are divided into 3 divisions rather than 6 and stay sailing against the same fleet throughout the day. The organizers forgot to add the drop so fleet assignments had to be changed at the last minute once the drop was taken into account. As always the drop mixes things up. Sean Brennan and Romain from the US still dominate in 1 and 2 with 11 and 12 pts respectively. BER sailors for the most part benefited with the drop. Mikey is now in 25, Chase in 51, Rory in 61, Ceci in 79 and Benn in 117. Today Chase and Benn are in red, Rory and Mikey yellow and Ceci blue. There has been talk of only two races today but I am not sure.

Yesterday's sailing saw Mikey with two top 10s, Chase with all top 20s. Ceci improved her day with a 6 in Race 1 which brought a big smile to her face. Long days on the water! They have shifted dinner forward which is nice because sometimes it was a long wait between the end of racing until dinner. Kids usually head to the playground for about a half hour before coming in for dinner. Seems to be a nice way to forget the day and relax. We have also discovered a little place on the way home that makes empanadas to take out in a matter of minutes. These are a favourite of everyone on the team. They come in many flavours but the most popular are jamon y queso and carne or ham and cheese and meat. Kids devour these on the way home while making friends with neighboring cars on the way home.