Racing in Nice

It is great to be in Nice and back into sailing the V5 AC boats like we sailed in Valencia in 2007. 

The weather has not been playing the game and for the 1st week of practice we managed to get a total of 4 hours on the water so it hasn't really allowed us to spend as much time as we would like getting our heads back into the Match Racing game.

One of the great things sailing with the ETNZ guys is how quickly it falls back into place, and although we have a huge amount of room for improvement, we are making steady gains which is satisfying at this early stage.

We have now had 2 races.  The 1st was against French Spirit which we won comfortably, and then today against All 4 One which is a combination of K-Challenge and German Team which we also won after leading for the 1st lap and then having them retire due to gear breakage.

What is unusual for me is sailing in boats we have had no input in.  We have 2 Mascalzone boats from 2007, the K-Challenge boat from 2007, and one of Alinghi's boats from Auckland in 2003.  It feels a little strange to be sailing on boats that we have competed against over the years, but interesting to see how teams have developed their equipment.

All for now

Dean