Jan 12 2011
Musto Skiff Worlds Melbourne 2011
Hi all, Good news from down under. Dan Henderson still leads the world!!!
Day 2 Report hot off the press from dan
Dan & Ronny
Day 2
At the start of the day, it looked although we would be getting about 5 knots from the east, however the wind wouldnt settle and we were kept onshore for a quick postponement. When we finally got out onto the race course, there was around 16-18 knots, but very gusty and flat water. I had An aweful start at the committee boat end but tacked out to the right for some clean air. When merging back into the boats from the left, I was in about 5th position and this is where i rounded the windward mark. I was supprised to be so far up because all the guys infront of me are alot heavier then me and should be faster in the big breeze. I was the first to gybe into a huge gust that i had seen going down the right hand side of the course. When coming back to the leading pack, i was 1st. I rounded the leeward mark in 1st, however upwind 3 of the heavier guys came past me, which i wasnt too upset about because i know that if i keep putting in consistant top 5 results, thats what can win you a championship. The final downwind was very scary. We had 25 knot gusts and flat water, so boat speeds over 20 knots were recorded down wind. I finished the race in 4th, and this was the only race of the day as we had thunderstorms, squalls, and alot of rain come through for the rest of the day.
Tomorrows forecast is simular to today, so basically we will get anything!
Well done dan impresive first 2 days in mixed conditions and consistent results, with 4 races completed and a 2, 2, 3, 4 score line go TBYC!!!
Dan
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Bloody fantastic Dan – keep it up!
Awesome results, keep it going! PS – Has Ron made any of the starts on time? 🙂