Thursday, 8 September 2011

Finally some decent racing ...

Race Day 3

Well today dawned another wet day, this time with fairly light winds.  After last nights celebrations for someone called 'Ped's birthday (that's a stupid name), there were some bleary eyes at the breakfast table.

Following more rain over night the beach was again soaking wet, and the pits a lake again.  This time the race marshall considered the risk of aquaplaning on standing water to be too great, so racing was abandoned for the morning and lunch called early.

After lunch, a little sun and steady breeze helped dry the course and although the pits remained wet, it was agreed dry enough to start a race.


2 races were held over a long course, with long broad reaches in both an upwind leg and downwind leg and some tights short legs at the windward end.  The Scottish team appeared to have mixed performance and struggled for kite choices.  However, Maggie from Synergy Kitesports put in a stellar performance in race 1 and 2, using various sizes of Yaks (borrowed from my Hu-man !!) and achieved a VERY credit worth 6th and 5th place in the races.  This put her in overall 5th position for the day.


Well done Maggie ... 

Hoping for some fair weather tomorrow for some good racing on the final day.