St Moritz Day 1

by Waka Racing Media | 31/08/2011

Racing Day 1

Pristine conditions greeted us this morning as we left the dock. The sun was shining and the breeze was blowing. Perfect for racing. We didn't have the best start, promptly losing our first two races by small margins. To the teams credit we fought back in the third by putting a double penalty on Torvar Mirsky in a fierce luffing match downwind.

A five race break awaited us before we went out late in the afternoon for two more. A ripper of a race against tour leader Bruni didn't quite fall our way. We both conceded penalties in the pre start, with his being an immediate one. After sailing a flawless race we still had a penalty outstanding and chose to do it on the finish line. With a lead just big enough to complete it, we couldn't execute the turn to perfection and he sailed by. Once again the team bounced back and we picked up the last win of the day against Clerc the local Swiss qualifier.