results, results, results

this week was a busy one, we got back exam results, first one we got back was physics, i did alrite, could have been better though.. we also got back math 2u, religion, modern hist paper a and chemistry paper a. the results were: physics: 54/65, math 2u: 80/84, religion: 9/15, modern history paper a: 16/20, chemistry paper a: 38/50...

today was a continuation of he winter series, he wind was 3-6 knots and conditions were difficult. in race 1: i had a good start and rounded the top mark 1st, i then extended my lead throughout the race to finish 1st. in race 2: i started well and went out right making me drop behind the top 5... i then caught back up to 1st before losing on the last upwind to alex. in the final race, i started badly but caught up to finish 1st. overall results:
scott 4,1,[7],2,3,1,2,1 14 pts
peter [5],3,1,1,5,3,3,2 18 pts
alex 3,2,3,3,1,[5],1,5 18 pts

winter series

the last two saturdays have been occupied with the winter series...
12th may:
winds: 4-8 knots NE-SE
current: negligible
race 1: i had a good start leading at mark 1 by abt 4 boat lengths, on the first downwind, i extended my lead to abt 6 boat lengths, on the second upwind i went centre-right and extended my lead to abt 10 boat lengths before the wind died and a freak gust approached on the left, this caused me to drop to 2nd, on the downwind, the wind picked up behind and i dropped further to 4th. the last 2 upwinds was spent trying to catch up, on the last downwind i was leading but forgot to enter thru the gates and lost back to 4th. results: howard 1st, rosemary 2nd, alex 3rd, me 4th, peter 5th.

race 2: the 2nd race saw a bad start but i headed far left to catch the gusts, that helped me catch up to the lead at the top mark by 2 boat lengths. the second upwind saw me maintain my lead and extend it to 5 boat lengths... it finished like that. results: me 1st, alex 2nd, peter 3rd.

at the end of the day i won a bottle of wine for my efforts, i lead the series tied on points with alex.

may 19th
wind: 15-23 knots NW-N
current: weak.
race 3: started horribly, luckily it was 4 short loops, i caught up every upwind and downwind to finish 7th. results: peter 1st, richard 2nd, alex 3rd, me 7th.

race 4: started well, and went further left then everybody else to catch the big gusts, caught up to round the top mark 4th, on the downwind, i caught up by sailing in the gusts and i rounded the bottom mark 3rd, the wind dropped slightly to 12 knots on the second upwind helping me catch up with the top 2. i lost out on the downwind to richard but an incident at the bottom mark helped me to catch up 2 on the final short upwind.results: peter 1st, me 2nd, alex 3rd, richard 4th.

race 5: started very well and controlled the fleet well in the fluctuating winds.. rounded the top mark 1st 6 boat lengths in front of alex. the first downwind saw alex catch up to my tail and she overtook me the following upwind when the wind picked up to 20 knots. i dropped to 3rd although coming close to beating richard at the end: results: alex 1st, richard 2nd, me 3rd

overall:
alex 3 , 2, 3,[3],1 9 pts 1st
peter 5 , 3, 1, 1,[7] 10 pts 2nd
scott 4, 1, [7],2, 3 10 pts 3rd
richard [14],14,2, 4, 2 22 pts 4th
howard 1,[10],8, 10, 4 23 pts 5th

disaster strikes back...

well, it looks like my hope and excitement of going back to singapore has gone down the drain, because laser trophy is not a selection regatta for radial men, my parents have decided that its a waste of money going.. well, sigh... i'm really really depressed now... and i can only go if i sail full rig?!?... god, send me a miracle... please

exams...

yesterday was my chem and math 2u paper, chem was alrite i guess, i'll pass but i guess in the end it was a classic case of studying the wrong stuff... the mcq was very easy, but the extended response was not a piece of cake... oh god, pls help me do well... math was on the other hand, very easy, haha... ya... i love math...
well a 2 day break before my next paper, physics... well, time to study...

jobs...

a career expo was held today at mlc, there were many universities that offered several pamphlets that advertise courses that are available... after 1 hour, i have shortlisted the following course as points of interest:
aeronautical
nanotechnology
genetics
medicine
neuroscience

ya... well... i guess its either physics or medicine for me...
haha... so confused, i really want to do aeronatical but what jobs are there that require such study?...

exams galore

oh shit...
we were just given our exam timetables yesterday.. and guess what... they've been moved to next week!... so much for notification.. hence my enthusiasm to study... out of the 6 subjects i'm currently taking, i have declared 4 as in an unstable state. the four nominees are... chemistry, modern history, english and religion....
i'm in deep trouble... i reckon... still girlsick.. well my plans will just have to wait till after the exams...

girlsick

yes... you've not heard me wrongly... kinda weird eh... well.. after watching tons and tons of lovey dovey movies... i have concluded and cemented the need to get a girlfriend... well.. anybody know any person who u may think is to my liking?... well i sound kinda desperate... ya.. well... haha... i am laughing at myself... hope my family doesn't read this...

DISASTER STRIKES

OH NO...
I'VE JUST RECEIVED NEWS FROM ALEX YESTERDAY THAT WOOLLAHRA AIN'T SENDING A TEAM FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS TOMORROW... THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED 4 SAILORS AND HOWARD IS SICK... WELL GET WELL SOON... HOWEVER, ALEX MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE TEAMS WITH SPARE SAILORS SO ALTHOUGH I'M NOT SAIING FOR WOOLLAHRA, I GUESS ITS BETTER THEN NOTHING...
I'VE LEARNT SOMETHING FROM THIS, WHEN ALL SEEMS HOPEFUL, DISASTER WILL STRIKE... WELL ACCORDING TO MURPHY'S LAW...

amazingly short

haha... today was photo day... we took class photos and the teacher asked us to line up from shortest to tallest with the shortest being in front, i was number 8!... out of 23... haha... just shows how amazingly short i am compared to these ppl... well... i forgot one thing the other day... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD AND BENITA... may your lives prosper in many ways.