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On Saturday 12th May, I raced at Shirehampton for the second Kiwi Cup race. The sailing conditions were almost ideal i.e. slightly overcast sky, medium tide (11.1m), slightly below average temperature and light to medium wind. I had a poor start as I played with my watch and got the timing completely wrong. I started last. On the way to the first buoy, I managed to pass the all fleet. My roll tack was not that impressive but I made good progress. My first buoy mark rounding was pretty good as not only I did not touch but I was very close to the buoy. The second mark rounding was also very good as I did not lose any time. On the way to the third buoy, on the run, I was wind shadowed by two other boats. Although I was not caught, I could not pull away. My third mark rounding was again pretty good and I was impressed by the end results i.e. not losing time and avoiding got caught by the wind. Towards the second lap first buoy, I started to pull away. However, with my tactics wrong, I was almost caught back. The mark approach was a disaster as I arrived with almost no speed. The following mark rounding was much better almost text book. However, with the other competitors much closer, I lost ground on the round. I had to let another pass. As it stole on his mark rounding, I touched his boat slightly. I had to do two penalties turns. I was not impressed but I carried out. I eventually passed the two leaders and got enough margin after the second buoy of the third lap to pull away. At the end of the race, I had not enough margin to win in corrected time. It was a good race but challenging. My mark rounding was good but my roll tacks were still to improve. In all, I was satisfied with my race.).
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On Saturday 12th May, I raced at Shirehampton for the second Kiwi Cup race. The sailing conditions were almost ideal i.e. slightly overcast sky, medium tide (11.1m), slightly below average temperature and light to medium wind. I had a poor start as I played with my watch and got the timing completely wrong. I started last. On the way to the first buoy, I managed to pass the all fleet. My roll tack was not that impressive but I made good progress. My first buoy mark rounding was pretty good as not only I did not touch but I was very close to the buoy. The second mark rounding was also very good as I did not lose any time. On the way to the third buoy, on the run, I was wind shadowed by two other boats. Although I was not caught, I could not pull away. My third mark rounding was again pretty good and I was impressed by the end results i.e. not losing time and avoiding got caught by the wind. Towards the second lap first buoy, I started to pull away. However, with my tactics wrong, I was almost caught back. The mark approach was a disaster as I arrived with almost no speed. The following mark rounding was much better almost text book. However, with the other competitors much closer, I lost ground on the round. I had to let another pass. As it stole on his mark rounding, I touched his boat slightly. I had to do two penalties turns. I was not impressed but I carried out. I eventually passed the two leaders and got enough margin after the second buoy of the third lap to pull away. At the end of the race, I had not enough margin to win in corrected time. It was a good race but challenging. My mark rounding was good but my roll tacks were still to improve. In all, I was satisfied with my race.).
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