After another miserable start, Brad and I were able to claw back into a much better finish yesterday to take a 14th. Something about the serious upwind current has thrown my normal starting strategy for a loop, but we are trying to just keep battling. Coach Ed Adams had us somewhere in the mid-thirties at the first windward mark, but a very nice first run put us in contention for a decent score. Our American heroes Rick Merriman and Phil Trinter have put the heat on lately taking a 2, 1 in the last two races. As much as we’re cheering them on, Brad and I will have our work cut out for us to beat them in the last race and try to push ourselves into the top ten for the event.
Right now, we stand 15th, five or ten points out of the top ten. Results
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