Beautiful day - 72 degrees, sunshine, and breeze.
I spent the morning in measurement/registration and got that sorted out.
The Worlds do not start until Tuesday, but today was the last day of the NZ Nationals. A lot of boats are using this as a tune up for the worlds.
Once I got on the water, I had missed the first couple of races, so I decided to just "pace" the fleet and do some boat speed checks.
Boat feels good, but no where near the speed downwind the leaders are showing. Those guys are sailing 3-5 knots faster than the rest of the fleet. Didn't see any foiling, but everyone was on the wire downwind.
The wind was extremely puffy and shifty. 5 knot holes, followed by 20 knot puffs. Lots of capsizes. Ben Hall flipped 3 times, Kiwi did it twice, and Skip only flipped once, but broke his mast.
Forecast for the worlds looks light, so everyone is working on their setup, so non-foilers may have an advantage to start with.
Here are a couple of shots Rebecca took from the hotel.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4037474/Room%20shot%201.jpghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4037474/Room%20shot%202.jpghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4037474/room%20shot%203.jpgMore updates to come.
-Mike
