Race day 1 in Thailand

We had good wind 15 knots to play with. My crew has done little to no racing ever and its my Job to teach them as we go.

We had an interesting first race slowly sorting out positions jobs and trying to get sails up and down without any damage.
we had a bad first race but luckily the first 5 boats did the wrong course so i think after the protest we will be doing quite well. we toughed out the second race and managed a 3rd place overall. we made lots of mistakes and are stoked with a third. if we can get around the course without any trouble we should be able to win the regatta.

We had a big night on the first evening here and all the boys were very hung over including myself. we forgot to take the lunches so you can imagine after 6 hours sailing how we felt.

a little more organisation and results will improve.

hope you are all having a blast. ill keep you posted

ps check out my website for more updates
www.robhielkema.blogspot.com