Another light wind day in Qindao, another reshuffle of the leaderboard...for some sailors. After a three hour postponement only one race was sailed and yesterday's leader Andrew Murdoch plummetted to 13th, following a 40th place finish. Nevermind, with the discard he is still in first. Romero and Lima held their nerve to move up to 1st and 2nd respectively overall, while Campbell and Geritzer improved their standings considerably with 1st and 2nd place finishes today. Meanwhile the possibility of being on the podium is becoming increasingly difficult for Slingsby, now scoring finshes of 21-22-21.It was a tough day for Greg too, as you can read in his update below. I know how challening, frustrating and soul-destroying it can be to sail in these conditions. Hanging around waiting to race was alway my least favourite part, and is even worse at a major event when the adrenaline is pumping and you are fighting nerves. Getting the boat moving in 3-4 knots of wind requires immense skill and an extremely delicate touch. Once you get going, keeping the momentum is difficult in choppy seas and strong currents. If you manage to overcome those hurdles, to be denied a good result by a wind shift or bad decision is....character-building, to say the least.
Hang in there, Bruds.
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