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IFDS Worlds Port Charlotte 18.01.12

IFDS Worlds Port Charlotte

It's was a Tricky week.  The prevailing north easterly we had during the Pre Worlds in December never materialised and it was a week of fickle southerly winds.  I got off to a good start with a 3rd in the first race and was on track for another in the second race until the last beat when I hooked something on my rudder and went painfully slow to be overtaken by 5 boats.  I just didn't  seem to be getting the lucky breaks. In race 6 I got caught on the wrong side of a 40 degree shift and despite the race officers team advising him to abandon the race and restart it, he decided to ignore their advice and allow the race to continue.

Helena Lucas IFDS Worlds 2012

I did have some good races though and a great day on Friday when I bounced back to have a 2nd and 1st.  I finished the regatta with a 2nd which pulled me up to 4th overall.

Although really disappointed not to have medaled, the boat was going well  and I showed i'm more than capable of finishing in the top three. 

Relaxing and cycling in St Pete at the moment.  Just did a 76 mile ride today which got rid of some of the frustration.  Looking forward to heading south to Miami on Thursday and the start of Miami OCR next Monday

Helena

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