Training Mike on the bow - usually light air, last race a bit heavier. All a bit rusty.
First race: super light air and a shock to Nat's system...needed some time to adjust + one bad tactical call...really bad result! Mike had a complicated job as the pole sleeve wasn't on the boat (a surprise for all of us) but he tackled the situation with grace. Perhaps just a nice save at a windward mark with a last inute pinching to make it around the mark.
Second race: very good. Great start. Fast upwind, fast downwind and great tactical and layline calls.
Third race: we fouled a boat at the start (we tacked out of its way, however, it wasn't clear to the other boat so they came down trying to avoid us) which caused us to hit the pin so we had to do two circles back there - took half the first upwind to find the groove. Then fast again but too much time lost. We managed to pick up 4 boats from a DFL position immediately after the start though which isn't so bad...
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