Part 1
(Pictures coming later)
How to Win in Teamrace: The Team with less than 18 points
wins. If both have 18 points,
the one without first place wins.
Race 1 – Bermudas vs. Switzerland
The swiss have trouble managing the start. Wolf gets pushed
all the way out to the left coming late to the start. Each one of the other SUI
has a BER on the leeward side. Bermudas wins the start.
Beat one to the windward mark is a series of 1 vs 1 battles
between the sailors
Big fight at the windward mark. Damian slips by as first. Followed by
BER (2), Wolf (3), Camillo (4), BER (5),
BER (6), Phillippe (7), BER (8). Switzerland is winning.
Camillo (3) and Wolf (4) switch places on the reach. Else
not much happening. So far, so good.
Damian gets an (unjustified) protest. BER has now 2nd and 3rd place. A BER comes from
behind on Wolf and overlapps on the leeward side.
Again the battle is on the 3rd mark. Camillo goes around
first. Then Wolf, BER, BER, BER, BER, Damian, Philippe. Switzerland is losing,
but it’s close.
Very hard to see anything on the second reach. My view angle
is bad. (I’m standing in the water :) )
It looks like Wolf is in the lead now. Followed by Camillo
and all the BER on the leeward side cowered. Phillippe and Damian coming in last, but
close. SUI still losing.
Last beat to finish now. Damian manages to tack underneath a
BER just after the Mark. Hard
to see but Damian manages to catch up again and is 5 or 6 now. Great job. Few
meters to finish now.
Damian wants to protest and lets his sail go. Jury shows green flag.
Damian gets overtaken while protesting.
Switzerland loses first race.
The start was bad. They had trouble getting into the
race. They sailed well on the two upwind legs, but lost a lot on the downwind.
Sadly an error before the finishing line makes the swiss lose the first race
and we drop to the loser bracket. This should have been the easiest opponent.
Sebi