The US turned it up today. Duncan won race 4b, pictured above crossing line (pardon amateur photography by the blogger). Richard had the best US day, with an 8 and 7 (results now posted: www.optiworld.org/MiniSite/results.php). Chris had another very good day, Wade also a good day, and Harry finally broke through with a good finish in race 5.
Racing started an hour early (10a), we thought to take advantage of stronger breeze earlier in day. In fact, it was to get two races before Muslim sabbath observance. The kids sailed in from the race course around 1p, in the strongest breeze we've seen in nearly 2 weeks. The breeze during racing was 8-12kn, again with considerable shifts. Course was reshaped for R5 to account for a considerable right shift. Courses in general have been well-shaped, perhaps a bit shorter than might be expected for this level of competition.
Excellent! Do well tomorrow!
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