Regatta Report
5/14/2006 - Day 4 & 5 ISAF Games
Day 4
After spending all day ashore waiting for wind we were sent out at about 3:30. We waited until 5 when the wind picked up and we started our race.
After a general recall we got an awesome start in the middle of the line. We continued left until we were forced to tack. We had a solid position on the fleet looking top 5 until the wind went left. Being one of the furthest boats right we rounded in a poor position at the first mark. Our big break came on the first downwind when we chose the correct sailing angle that had the highest VMG (velocity made good) towards the next mark. We sailed in between the two groups and were able to round mid-fleet. Taking note of the giant left shift and the building breeze we went left. It was a huge gain as we rounded in 7th and finished there as well.
With the discard added in after 5 races we fell to 7th place overall but only 6 points out of second.
Day 5
Knowing we had already qualified for the finals group we went out with smiles on our faces and no stress. With a building breeze we decided to go right and got another awesome start at the boat end of the line. We fell out of phase with the shifts about half way up the beat but then hooked into a huge right shift to catch back up. Connecting that shift to a lefty up top we found ourselves rounding in 1st place! We extended on the reach with an early set and extended even further on the downwind. We played the shifts and covered our competitors and continued to build a lead. Our big moment came on the second downwind when we caught a nice shift with pressure and extended to a huge lead. With the building breeze we set up for high speed angles and were off! By the end of the race we had a gigantic lead of roughly the last leg of the course and were all smiles. It was a very nice way to end to qualifying series.
We qualified 5th overall but only 2 points out of 2nd!
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