Well, it's safe to say this regatta has not gone to plan! 1st there was the volcano, then no wind and now my No.1 team has had to race home to make the birth of Drapers 1st borne.
Yesterday started with a panic to get Chris on the 1st flight out of Nice in a race against time to beat the contractions. The great news is that he made it home in time to see Harry Finn into the world at 18:00 in Dorchester.
With Chris at home and Peter taking the long drive on solo, I now find myself with Development Squad sailors Evans-Powys and Mason-Peel as my sole chargers. Once again, the weather didn't give us much to work with. Another 4 hour postponement and just 3 races for 1 fleet means we're well behind schedule. In the races we did get, Dave and Ed sailed brilliantly and were close to winning the day.
Normally, the fleets would split toady with the top 25 going through to Gold Fleet but that can't happen until all boats have sailed a series of 5 races. That means most classes are hitting the water early today in a bid to make up lost races before splitting into finals fleets this afternoon.
Its been frustrating for everyone waiting onshore which poses the question: Are some people better at doing nothing? I know that sounds crazy but its clear that some of the sailors are better at switching off or maintaining their mindset. Whether its beating the boredom or finding an appropriate distraction, the key skills seems to be how well they switch back to competition mode when the launch flag gets hoisted.
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