Sailing daily
15th
March 2012 €9
Misty magic in St
Quay Harbour.
Today
saw the second day of competition in the pre-olympic qualifying. There were
ladies from different countries competing in 8 different boats.
They
were a bit slow because there was hardly any wind. One of them ended up on the
edge of the hull and nearly fell over. There were RIB’s zipping around making lines
in the water including a finishing line which nobody crossed, an old fishing
boat that had been converted into a helping boat, and there was also a big
sailing boat decorated all over with flags.
There
were multi-coloured buoys which the boats had to swerve around then heaved up
the spinnaker and adjusted the sails ready to race along with the wind behind
them, faster than at any other point in the course.
Having
loads of fun on the water on a calm day with patches of fog floating around which
make the nearby rocks look more scary. A great day to watch or sail such an
important match for those after a gold medal in the Olympics to be held in
Portland/Weymouth this year in the Summer.
By George T Wilde
Sailing correspondent.
