Into the Medal race with a close battle to reach our goal of a top 5 finish!!
Tomorrow will be the medal race for the top 10 overall boats. I am currently in 5th but with the boats behind me so close on points I can finish all the way down to 10th so tomorrow will be an exciting race.
The last two days have been a bit frustrating. I was in 2nd in the first race for the Gold Finals when the race was called off with only 1 leg left in the race. It was a really hard decision to accept as we were so far into the race, but the Race Committee felt that the wind had shifted too far on the last leg, but given that the race was almost over and there were not many changes in the standings of the race it would be fair to say that I was not pleased with the call to cancel the race.
On the restarted race I was not doing as well and had an incident with a large group of boats at one of the rounding marks. We went into a protest situation with none of the parties of the protest knowing what rules applied and how to figure out the issue as it was very complicated and something many of us had never been a part of before. Our leeward gate was only 4 boat lengths in distance and there simply was not enough room for all the boats rounding, but with overlapping 3 boat zones there was a lot of confusion as to who was giving who room. In the end it was decided that I would be DSQ for violating a rule. This was a frustrating result as I felt that in my situation I did not need to nor was there anything I could have done to avoid or prevent anything from happening. This was a great learning experience for this situation and if it occurs again at another event I will be better prepared for it.
The 2nd race on day 4 was a solid race with a 9th overall finish.
This finally brings us to today's 2 races. I felt really good about my starts today which have been a bit rough this week, but my boat speed simply was not there today. I was pointing very well but not going fast. The waves were much steeper and closer together today and I really had a rough time getting the boat moving. Kenneth and I have some ideas on how to fix this and will test these out in our next training session after this event. Even with my speed issues I was able to grind out some ok results to leave myself in the hunt for a top 5, but without a shot at the podium which is disappointing.
Our goal was to have a top 5 finish at this event and we are hoping to execute tomorrow to reach that goal. We have had our ups and downs this week, but to still be in it with a shot to reach the top 5 is a positive!! In the double points medal race anything can happen so it will take a good solid race. I am involved with a 3 boat situation of who beats who in this race to determine who gets the 5th overall spot. We also have a few other boats close enough to spoil the party so it will be an interesting race.
Not meeting my goals does not sit pretty with me so tomorrow is a big day!!
Zach
Tomorrow will be the medal race for the top 10 overall boats. I am currently in 5th but with the boats behind me so close on points I can finish all the way down to 10th so tomorrow will be an exciting race.
The last two days have been a bit frustrating. I was in 2nd in the first race for the Gold Finals when the race was called off with only 1 leg left in the race. It was a really hard decision to accept as we were so far into the race, but the Race Committee felt that the wind had shifted too far on the last leg, but given that the race was almost over and there were not many changes in the standings of the race it would be fair to say that I was not pleased with the call to cancel the race.
On the restarted race I was not doing as well and had an incident with a large group of boats at one of the rounding marks. We went into a protest situation with none of the parties of the protest knowing what rules applied and how to figure out the issue as it was very complicated and something many of us had never been a part of before. Our leeward gate was only 4 boat lengths in distance and there simply was not enough room for all the boats rounding, but with overlapping 3 boat zones there was a lot of confusion as to who was giving who room. In the end it was decided that I would be DSQ for violating a rule. This was a frustrating result as I felt that in my situation I did not need to nor was there anything I could have done to avoid or prevent anything from happening. This was a great learning experience for this situation and if it occurs again at another event I will be better prepared for it.
The 2nd race on day 4 was a solid race with a 9th overall finish.
This finally brings us to today's 2 races. I felt really good about my starts today which have been a bit rough this week, but my boat speed simply was not there today. I was pointing very well but not going fast. The waves were much steeper and closer together today and I really had a rough time getting the boat moving. Kenneth and I have some ideas on how to fix this and will test these out in our next training session after this event. Even with my speed issues I was able to grind out some ok results to leave myself in the hunt for a top 5, but without a shot at the podium which is disappointing.
Our goal was to have a top 5 finish at this event and we are hoping to execute tomorrow to reach that goal. We have had our ups and downs this week, but to still be in it with a shot to reach the top 5 is a positive!! In the double points medal race anything can happen so it will take a good solid race. I am involved with a 3 boat situation of who beats who in this race to determine who gets the 5th overall spot. We also have a few other boats close enough to spoil the party so it will be an interesting race.
Not meeting my goals does not sit pretty with me so tomorrow is a big day!!
Zach
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