The winds came in at 3 and were initially strong but soon died to just a few knots. However the race committee got all races away with the children coming off the water after 7pm!! I've never been in a regatta where the children have been on the water for sooo long. As Susannah says today was a day for the midgets with all the frontrunners being tiny as. Our kids are not little and were very much the backrunners today. However they have remained upbeat and know tomorrow is another day. This is a 6 day regatta and the kids know that wind will make a big difference to them. They all really loved the starts as they are way more agressive than the starts in New Zealand. They are certainly on a steep learning curve which is great. Launching and bringing the boats in is proving to be a real mission with it taking place off a floating pontoon. The problem is when everyone decides to go onto the pontoon at the same time it completely sinks. Today I managed an altercation with one of the officials from the French team who decided it was okay to try and push past me not caring if I could fall in the water. Try having an argument with someone when you both speak different languages - it must have looked very funny to others watching it.
We have managed to get our children to bed at a reasonable hour and will now be willing the wind to arrive for tomorrow.
2 comments:
Hope you managed at least one "Rainbow Warrior" crack at the French official!
Oh my, I can't believe you got into an altercation with a Frenchman, sounds like its a great experience for the kids and adults on this trip.
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