those taking part. Rona was placed near the back, but our group was lead by
the mighty Tenacious. Kristiansand bay looked more like the Solent during
the weekend rush than a Norwegian Fjord. From here we sailed out to the
start line to watch class A and B start, and practice the timing of crossing
the line. Unfortunately Skipper got distracted and we didn't quite get the
start we were hoping for, but not a bad one, Erin did a great job helming us
across the line!
The race started for us with a force 4 and we were gaining on Thermopylae
Clipper and John Laing fast, but soon the wind began to die. Dory watch went
to change up to the Genoa but found a rip which Mark fixed (what a hero) and
nearly 2 hours later Crush watch hoisted it.
Yummy food so far thanks to Nemo Watch with a magnificent dinner of burgers,
homemade wedges and salad. Throughout the night the wind dropped to almost
nothing and the watches have been doing everything they can to keep the boat
sailing, rigging light lines and a preventor on the boom. Today since lunch
the wind has been slowly building and Crush watch just spotted a tornado off
to starboard in the distance! An amazing sight.
Anyway that's about it for now, sailing hard and awaiting the 1st days
results on where we are within the fleet, which we will get sometime this
evening. Don't forget to follow us on the Sail Training International
website!
J
Good luck girls. Hope the wind picks up for you.
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