Yesterday was a hot and steamy day down at the boat park totally void of any wind. The postponement flags (AP) went up at 11 o’clock and only came down briefly at around 4 in the afternoon, so that they could attach flag A underneath to signal that the day was officially abandoned and races were rescheduled for the next day.
Three races are scheduled for today along with an improved forecast. It may actually reach the legendary 12 knot mark at some point this evening. We’ve all got our fingers crossed regardless. Any wind is better than no wind, and yesterday no wind was what we got.
Most teams spent their day in the air conditioning, either in their team’s containers in the boatyard or in the rooms of the village with a watchful eye on the ocean and signal flags at the harbor entrance. The hours tick by and small talk, sleep and anxiety are the only things really happening. The Spanish team next to our container set up an impromptu badmitton court out of some chair and pieces of line. The Kiwis on the other side tried to fashion frisbee devices. It is a difficult thing to keep your guard up, and be ready to hit the water at a moments notice and at the same time be relaxed and without stress on shore. Luckily, we’ve got a pretty easygoing group of sailors and coaches and keep the tone light and optimistic, always ready to make our first move towards winning our next race.
Andy Stewart
I stayed up until 1am EST to watch your race live yesterday - only to see those wind generators sitting there, dead still. What a lousy day for sailing. I hope you get some good breeze today. Good luck.
Shelly Wentworth
AC Slater!!! You Rock Star!! Cosmo’s Most Sexiest Athlete! That’s enough to talk about. Who needs the Olympics…..JK! I wish you all the best over there. Take care of your self and kick some ASS!!! Thinking of you lots!
