The first race I had been able to pick up the wind on the north shore, and was able to capitalise on it, and overtook a couple of boats. But my skill was random.
At the end of the first race, convinced I was on the wrong end of the finish line, I stayed on and discovered unexpected strong winds near the "pin", which helped us overtake the boat in front of us. Well, you have to get lucky sometime!
The second race was a disaster - I crewed for Hannah and plotted a port end start. I misjudged it, and poor Hannah had her first crash. It's always painful when that happens. I felt very upset and annoyed with myself. Hannah was following instructions. It was entirely my fault. It is likely to be costly to repair.
When we had done our turns we resumed the race, at the back of the fleet.
The only positive aspect was that we again finished the race on the "pin" end of the finish line, and this time overtook two boats to put us three from last in Hannah's race.
Confidence shaken, we sat out the final race from the committee boat - trying to anticipate the competitors tactics.
Next week is Poole Regatta. Will try to put this behind us and enjoy the racing.
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