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> Martins Summary of Day 1
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> Winds approximately 12-18 with chop
> In both of today's races the right was always favored which seems to be a constant here in Garda when the Ora comes in .
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> Benn and Mikey both sailed in the first fleet( yellow) of both races today.

> In Race # 1 they were both able to get good starts and set themselves up in a good position to get over to the right with the fleet. Mikey lost boats the last beat but was still able to finish with a good result for his first race. Benn had a good race and finished up with a 15.

In the second race Mikey tried to push too much at the start and ended up being over the line.
Benn unfortunately had a bad start and tried to get to the right of the course with the fleet but could not get the clear air he needed .

> Chase sailed in the second fleet ( blue)

> In the first race he started closer to the pin so was not able to get over to the right (after the start) and ended up rounding the top mark in the top 20.
> In the second race he started mid fleet but was never able to find clear air to stay with the fleet. He got discouraged on the last beat and did not try to fight back to the fleet.
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> Ceci was in the third flight (red)
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> She started from middle but crossed the fleet asap and with good speed got to the right and stayed in a good position with the fleet to finish
> In her second race she started closer to pin end and rounded the top mark in the top 5…her reach and downwind were a little slower but she still showed an impressive finish.
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> Campbell was in the last fleet of the flights( green)

> He did not have great starts in both of his races although by having to start in the back it made him push harder and he was able to come back and get through a few boats.
> By starting in the back it made him push ..and he was able to pass many boats. Unfortunately with a bad start it is hard to get back over to the right side and stay with the fleet.
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Tommorrow the first gun is at 1pm again. Let hope for some good wind and a fast Bermuda team!
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Benn and chase this morning feeling the arrival of their friend "Ora"....

Day 1 results

Check out the results of the first 2 races below

http://www.fragliavelariva.it/sites/default/files/regatta/r1042-result-f2423.pdf

Ceci is the 4th girl overall 42 with 26 points
Benn is in 111th with 57 points
Chase is in 123 with 65 points
Campbell is in 148 with 74 points

Mikey unfortunately was black flagged in the 2nd race so sits in 249 with 283 points.

Super proud of the whole team...especially our lone female sailor.

More details of the day from Martin later.....


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Yellow blue and red fleets all finished and heading in......green fleet just finishing

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Campbell 31

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Just waiting for green fleet to finish.....

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Ceci 14

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First race- unofficial

Mikey 24
Benn 14
Chase 21
Ceci 10
Campbell unsure possible 40

Race 2-unofficial
Yellow and blue fleet finished...

Mikey 16
Benn 45
Chase 42





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All the flights are underway..having a problem on our end tracking....maybe our followers will have better luck :0)

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The Ora is in!

The afternoon wind is in...blowing a steady 16 knots and hopefully building

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Let the races begin

The team has left the club and are heading out to the race course for the first race of the 51st Optimist World Championships.

There are 4 flights

Benn and Mikey are in yellow
Chase is in blue
Ceci in red
Campbell in green

The wind seems to be blowing 14-16.... Good start for the day!

Log on to the IODA website and click on the "mini site" ...there is live tracking.
Updates to follow.

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It's 11am in Garda and the breeze is coming in.....

Some Local Area Info

Riva del Garda is a town in the northern Italian province of Trento. It is located about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan.  It is also known simply as Riva. The estimated population is 15,151.

Riva del Garda is located at the north-western corner of Lake Garda, approximately 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level. The town is located at the southern edge of the Italian Alps, near the Dolomites. It is bordered by Monte Rocchetta to the west and Monte Brione, 376 metres (1,234 ft) above sea level, to the east. East of Riva del Garda is the village Torbole, bordered by Monte Baldo. 

Lake Garda (Lago di Garda or Lago Benaco) is the largest lake in Italy. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west), and Trentino (north).

 

Bermuda bikers in Riva!

Oh hey Leonard....hanging out with NZL

Chase making a new friend ...

Campbell and Coach Martin

It was a busy day today for Team Bermuda.

Measurement followed by registration this morning...which the team breezed through with no issues ....followed by a little work on the boats to get ready for tommorrows racing.

The winds picked up and were quite gusty in the afternoon and Martin thought it best to let the kids rest rather than tire them out in the practice race.

They rented pedal bikes for an hour ..cruised around...then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony began a little late ( Italian time must be very similar to Bermuda time) at around 5:45. Benn and Ceci carried our big flags while everyone else waved mini Bermuda flags The teams lined up by country and were marched through the old town of Riva into the main square where the countries were introduced and speeches were given by officials. The atmosphere was festive with people of the town hanging out of their windows , spectating and cheering the sailors on. The kids had a great time waving Bermuda flags and giving out mini flags to the spectators .

The ceremony finished just after 7 and we headed back to the hotel for dinner. After Martins nightly brief the kids went right to bed ( well...after a quick visit from some of the US team :0)....who are staying at a hotel a few doors down.)

Racing starts tommorrow with 2 scheduled races per day. First start scheduled from 1pm.

The team got out for approximately 3 hours today in about 10-14 knots .
They trained with ARG ( mainly working on speed testing) and Martin felt good with all of their speed in comparison with the Argentinians.
The wind seems to come in from the South, predominantly on the right, and gradually picks up at around 1:30/2:00 when the temperature warms and the clouds blow off.

Everyone seems happy and excited to start racing....

Tommorrow morning we have measurement and registration then the practice race in the afternoon.

Opening ceremony tommorrow night and then racing starts on Wednesday and continues thorough Friday.
Team racing Saturday and hopefully Sunday.
Rest day on Monday
Racing continues on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Prize giving on Thursday night .

Another event happening next week on the last day of racing.....Benn's birthday! Hopefully we can celebrate lots of good results along with Benn's birthday :0)

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