Yesterday the wind was from the wrong direction which would have meant setting a course across the river. As half the river is for ferries, it left a very small area in which to race. At 5pm, after waiting all day for the wind to change it was decided not to go racing – most frustrating.
Today however was another long day on the Neva River and this time somewhat more eventful. There were long delays while damage was repaired and even a mast snapped. We managed to go through the day unscathed and our damage deposit thus far intact. It was a blustery day, with large shifts and gusts over 20 knots as well as long lulls where the breeze dropped below 10 knots, so we had our work cut out to keep the boat in pressure.
Our first three races were against competitors seeded 1st, 4th and 5th. We managed to win two of these losing to defending champion and top seed Damien Ihel of France where we missed out by the smallest of margins. Following that block we had competitors seeded 8th, 9th and 12th where again we won two from three. This means we finish the round robin with 7 wins and 4 loses, putting us in at least third place heading into either the quarter or semi finals for the last day of racing.
Black Sheep Racing would like to thank the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, friends and family for their support. Thank you!
Check out regatta website for photos, results and updates. http://www.sailsofwhitenights.ru/
Black Sheep Racing
Brad Farrand
Reuben Corbett
Tom Bentham
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