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Race Day 1 - Olympic Games

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Race Day 1 - Olympic Games
www.Sail-Search.com: Team Isigungu, South Africa's Olympic Entrants in the Yngling class sent this report through: For those of you looking out for us on the TV for the opening ceremony, unfortunately we were not there, we started racing the next day, 435miles from Beijing, so we couldn’t make it! Yesterday was a day of ups and downs, I suppose for many of the teams. But we in particular, let ourselves down on the last run of both races. We thought we were going well up wind and were in the top 5 at the top mark a few times. With the light breeze and current, finding the right direction for the bow and right angle of heal was tough. We seemed to battle downwind and didn’t feel comfortable. We think we have realised the errors and will give it a better go today. We finished in 13th and 10th for the day, 13th overall….. Bit of work to do today, but hey, there is still more tricky stuff to come and as we are reminded, just enjoy the Olympic Games. Last night was the opening ceremony in Qingdao, and the Chinese put on a fantastic show. We had a great time, walking with the flag into the stadium. JJ, Judy and Annie were able to join us, which was also great. Team Isigungu and Supporters in Qingdao, China Full Story »

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