Nationals and Youths
Hey, Happy New Year to everyone out there.. i am now in melbourne training for Sail Melbourne before returning to Sydney to prepare for school. From the 27th to the 4th of january i was down in blairgowrie for the aussie nationals, we had strong 120 boat fleet in the radials, racing was split into qualifying and final series, it was here i could see where i improved as a result from trng in aus. on day one we had strong 15-25 knot wind which was very gusty and shifty. in the first race i had a good start approaching the top mark in the top 15 then i hit the mark and capsized.. i uprighted only to have hit the mark again, i did my turns before rounding the bottom mark in the mid-30s, i slowly caught up each beat to finish 19. in the second race i had a horrible start before catching up in the dying wind to finish 14.
on day 2 we had 3 races in a 5-15 knot wind from the same gusty and shifty direction as the day before.in the first race i had another bad start rounding the top mark in the late 30s, i caught up to finish 21. the last two races that day was held in 5-10 knots i had a very bad start in the 2nd race after getting tangled at the start with two other boats, i managed to be on the correct side of the course when the wind came in finishing 8. the last race that day saw a good start and a reasonably good first upwind rounding the top mark in 13, i caught up to 11 by the next beat before finishing 8.
on day 3 we had 2 races in 5-10 knots, i had good starts both races rounding the top mark in the top 10 and finishing 7 and 6. going into the rest day i was in 19th, vic was 12th, manyi 17th, elizabeth 30th, siobhan 37th, damian 51st and max 82nd.
the rest day was spent in melbourne, my uncle took damian, shane, liz and i out for lunch in chinatown and desert in lygon street.
the last qualifying race was in 20 knots and i started badly catching up the whole race to finish 13. after qualifying i was 22nd overall and qualified for gold fleet. a special note has to go to damian who broke his lower mast in that race and broke his replacement mast the following day and went on to break the window after his misattempt to kill a fly.
the final series had two windy races and two light races i tried to sail consistently finishing 30-31-4-9. i finished the regatta in 17th overall and 3rd youth.
the day after nationals was spent wishing shane goodbye and unloading the boats at frankston where the youths were going to be held.
for the first day of the youths, we had a very light and shifty first race where i had a brilliant start only to lose it all on the first upwind by going right rounding the top mark in 8. our fleet then clashed with the 420s who were on their last leg. it was chaos with all the spinnakers behind us. i lost alot to round the bottom mark in 16. i then caught up by catching a freak windshift on the left and rounding the top mark in 7. i then caught one boat (alex who got 2 yellow flags that race), and lost two boats on the final 100m upwind to finish 8. the second race was in the seabreeze which was 15 knots, i had a great start to lead the race from start to finish and win by 10 boat lengths. the last race was held in 20 knots and i was 5th the whole race and caught 2 boats on the final downwind to finish 3rd. day 2 saw 2 races in 5-10 knots and the final race in the dying seabreeze. the first race, my start was horrible starting 40 seconds late as liz, damian and i were checking the course while the AP flag was up. weirdly, i was in pressure the whole upwind to round the top mark in 1st by 10 boat lengths, i maintained my position to finish 1st. the next race i had another bad start but caught up rounding the top mark in 6, i then lost alot on the next upwind due to the dying wind to round the mark in 10, i caught up 2 boats on the final upwind to finish 8. the last race saw 15 knots dying to a miserable 5 knots by the end. going into the final upwind in 6, i stayed left and a massive 40 degree shift to the left happened seing me finish 2nd. as a result i went into day 3 wearing the orange jersey to show that i was the leader. the last day saw 5-10 knots with nothing much besides my tiller extension detaching itself from the tiller in the last race, i ended the day with 1-4-3. due to the lack of wind the last day racing was cancelled. so i won my first international event in the laser.... yay... well, today i trained with a range of good sailors and the SIN team.. i'll report after the next regatta
on day 2 we had 3 races in a 5-15 knot wind from the same gusty and shifty direction as the day before.in the first race i had another bad start rounding the top mark in the late 30s, i caught up to finish 21. the last two races that day was held in 5-10 knots i had a very bad start in the 2nd race after getting tangled at the start with two other boats, i managed to be on the correct side of the course when the wind came in finishing 8. the last race that day saw a good start and a reasonably good first upwind rounding the top mark in 13, i caught up to 11 by the next beat before finishing 8.
on day 3 we had 2 races in 5-10 knots, i had good starts both races rounding the top mark in the top 10 and finishing 7 and 6. going into the rest day i was in 19th, vic was 12th, manyi 17th, elizabeth 30th, siobhan 37th, damian 51st and max 82nd.
the rest day was spent in melbourne, my uncle took damian, shane, liz and i out for lunch in chinatown and desert in lygon street.
the last qualifying race was in 20 knots and i started badly catching up the whole race to finish 13. after qualifying i was 22nd overall and qualified for gold fleet. a special note has to go to damian who broke his lower mast in that race and broke his replacement mast the following day and went on to break the window after his misattempt to kill a fly.
the final series had two windy races and two light races i tried to sail consistently finishing 30-31-4-9. i finished the regatta in 17th overall and 3rd youth.
the day after nationals was spent wishing shane goodbye and unloading the boats at frankston where the youths were going to be held.
for the first day of the youths, we had a very light and shifty first race where i had a brilliant start only to lose it all on the first upwind by going right rounding the top mark in 8. our fleet then clashed with the 420s who were on their last leg. it was chaos with all the spinnakers behind us. i lost alot to round the bottom mark in 16. i then caught up by catching a freak windshift on the left and rounding the top mark in 7. i then caught one boat (alex who got 2 yellow flags that race), and lost two boats on the final 100m upwind to finish 8. the second race was in the seabreeze which was 15 knots, i had a great start to lead the race from start to finish and win by 10 boat lengths. the last race was held in 20 knots and i was 5th the whole race and caught 2 boats on the final downwind to finish 3rd. day 2 saw 2 races in 5-10 knots and the final race in the dying seabreeze. the first race, my start was horrible starting 40 seconds late as liz, damian and i were checking the course while the AP flag was up. weirdly, i was in pressure the whole upwind to round the top mark in 1st by 10 boat lengths, i maintained my position to finish 1st. the next race i had another bad start but caught up rounding the top mark in 6, i then lost alot on the next upwind due to the dying wind to round the mark in 10, i caught up 2 boats on the final upwind to finish 8. the last race saw 15 knots dying to a miserable 5 knots by the end. going into the final upwind in 6, i stayed left and a massive 40 degree shift to the left happened seing me finish 2nd. as a result i went into day 3 wearing the orange jersey to show that i was the leader. the last day saw 5-10 knots with nothing much besides my tiller extension detaching itself from the tiller in the last race, i ended the day with 1-4-3. due to the lack of wind the last day racing was cancelled. so i won my first international event in the laser.... yay... well, today i trained with a range of good sailors and the SIN team.. i'll report after the next regatta
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