So this you will not believe. At all. The ultimate “how did I get here” moment…
Today we did race – three solid races – and we did great, finishing 28th overall! Out of 90 boats … the best in the world. Wow. We also finished 3rd in the so-called “one pro” division! (Matti is a pro; three quarters of the fleet had at least one pro, and over half had more than one professional aboard.)
This far surpassed anything we had hoped for, amazing. I have to say the crew worked together unbelievably well; we came together only for this regatta, had one day of practice, and today was our first racing day. Yay, us.
Sadly I have to report … my iPhone died! Yes it did. I think maybe I had a crack in the back, and water got in, and … yeah. So no pictures except for what I could get from others. Not too many anyway because, you know, racing 🙂 Stay tuned more may dribble in.
The highlight among all on this great day was our last race; we rounded the first weather mark in the top ten (!) and held on for a top fifteen finish. Matti made great calls to navigate through traffic, make it out to the left side, and then take advantage of more pressure and a nice overall shift to the left. It was amazing rounding ahead of 80+ boats and seeing all those chutes … behind us!
(and 28th overall – woo hoo)
Well *that* was a pretty incredible ending to a pretty incredible week.
And so now onward – I am heading back home via Barcelona, by way of Carcassone, Marepoix, and Andorra. Whew.
How did I get here 