Buddy Meldges Challenge is being held in Sheboygan, Wisconsin USA during 22nd to 27th August 2011. Team Maclaren reports on the first day of racing.
Anna Tunnicliffe:
Racing started on time this morning and ten flights were sailed at the 2011 Buddy Melges Challenge. We started our regatta well by winning all six races to finish the day with a 6-0 overall record.
Of the 16 teams sailing, all teams got four races in, with some teams getting in up to six races. We started racing as the rain came in which killed the wind and left a nice slop for us to fight upwind. We had a good first race in these conditions. After that, the wind improved. We had good racing all day long. The girls did a great job with managing the waves, keeping the boat going fast and finding the best wind around the course.
Most of our races we won with a couple length lead after managing to extend on second beats. We have a lot of racing left, but we are happy with how we sailed day one. There are nine more races in this first round before the quarterfinal round starts. We have three races scheduled for tomorrow unless the race committee get ahead of schedule and then we will do more. With live tracking continuing tomorrow, you can check it out as well as the results online.
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