Peter D reports from One-Race-a-Day-Qinqdao.Greg had another good day today with another 34th place in the one race we had today.
Today was a bit of a repeat of yesterday in that there was wind in the morning, the PRO sent them out for a noon start with the intention of having three races and they got in only one. Except today the postponement was on the water. Greg launched at 11:00 am and returned at 5:30 pm. He is happier with his start today and no errors were made. Conditions were the usual difficult with light winds and big shifts. After 5 races they get a drop and unfortunately this has put him back to last place overall. They were unable to have the medal races for the Finn and Yingling today due to poor wind conditions. They did have one start for the Finn and then a big shift came through and forced them to abandon.
The sailors are making more and more derogatory comments about the sailing conditions here in Qingdao. Comments are being made openly in the elevators and in the dining hall. They are getting frustrated with the lack of winds and the big shifts that can turn a fleet upside down. Anyway, Greg is still happy to be here and is learning in every race.
I stayed on shore this afternoon and did the laundry. That is one of the key jobs of team leader. We have our boat next to Norway. The Norway Finn sailor has an assistant (not sure that he is the coach) come down in the morning to get the boat ready for him. The sailor arrives later and picks up the boat and goes down the ramp. Talk about having support staff! Greg does not get that level of service, but I do help him roll the sail at the end of the day.
Regards to all.
Peter Douglas
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