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Today
we solved the weight problem. We received 39 kg in iron plates of
different sizes. We fixed them together in 4 even packages and glued
them on the aft and front port and starboard locations. Try to imagine
the mess it makes when you have to work with large amounts of glue
somewhere underneath the cockpit.
At 15:00 the start of
the practice race was planned. We had to sail 5 miles into open sea to
find stronger wind and waves. We topped 15,15 knots on our way there. We
took a lousy start, we lost upwind speed for 15 minutes because of
different sail trims, downwind we had one bad gibe resulting in a nice
but tenacious hourglass and on the next downwind the tack line
disconnected just before hoisting. We ended at the back of the fleet and
returned to the harbor with the feeling that things can only get better
from now on. Tomorrow at 11:00 the first official race.
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