My first event in the laser was the youth nationals although with a bigger rig, the radial. The Monday saw light winds and only 2 races completed. On Tuesday there were fairly strong winds but 4 races were finished. Wednesday was extremely windy but the radial fleet took to the water to put on a show for Princess Anne, a guest at the event. The wind strength of 30 knots gusting 45 knots and shifting 35 degrees at a time, meant numerous capsizes and about half the fleet retired including me. On Thursday and Friday the wind was so strong that no racing was to be held so a whole load of us set up a study corner to revise for our exams and blocked Largs SC hallway.
After the Youths I have been racing at my home club, Loch Tummel, and at different locations with the laser travellers. Last Sunday the 17th of May I was at my home club again and came first in the fast handicap race in the morning and third in the afternoon race. Just got to keep it up now!
Saturday, 23 May 2009
Winter Training
A fun but cold winter in the laser 4.7 training at Port Edgar with the East sqad. Also I took part in the lasers' open training at North Berwick with temperatures of -10c. It was so cold that when washing the boats off the water froze instantly....Brrrr! Top tip for cold sailors: Use a shower with boiling water and stand under it to warm you up, also fill your boots with hot water..... very effective. The next open training was at Loch Venacher, warmer but with snow. Instead of a run for warming up this time it was a snowball fight, much more enjoyable. Training went well with coaches throwing snowballs if you were slacking. The last training was at Largs and I'm glad to say without snow or freezing temperatures!
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