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Chris Draper »
A change of tack
Posted on 9:44am Saturday 9th July 2011
Hello all, I hope this finds everyone well and in good form.
Chris Draper »
Raring to go
Posted on 9:48am Monday 6th June 2011
Today sees the start of the long awaited Sail for Gold regatta. There are a tonne of entries in all the Olympic sailing disciplines. I don't know exactly how many 49ers there are but they certainly take up plenty of space in the boat park.
Chris Draper »
From first to last
Posted on 11:05am Monday 2nd May 2011
Well we struggled again on the last day, mainly on the downwinds .
Chris Draper »
Feeling happier
Posted on 6:20pm Thursday 28th April 2011
We had more light winds today with a 25 boat gold fleet.
Chris Draper »
Testing times
Posted on 6:19pm Thursday 28th April 2011
It's safe to say we are not sailing at our best.
Chris Draper »
Challenging conditions
Posted on 12:29pm Tuesday 26th April 2011
Well! Big waves and moderate winds made for some very difficult sailing.
Chris Draper »
Testing the water
Posted on 12:27pm Tuesday 26th April 2011
Hello one and all from a very wet and windy Southern France.
Chris Draper »
Tough at the top
Posted on 11:17pm Tuesday 5th April 2011
To describe today in one word you would simply say, Hard. We had really good starts, generally what we thought was a pretty good plan and great boat speed but each race threw something random at us that we were generally on the wrong side of.
Chris Draper »
Princess Sophia Trophy race day 1
Posted on 4:13pm Tuesday 5th April 2011
The day started bright and very breezy, it looked like great sailing conditions but as soon as the 470 sailors pulled up their sails on the beach you could tell it was howling. Sadly this meant the postponement flag was raised to hold us ashore and a five hour wait ensued.
Chris Draper »
Final preparations
Posted on 8:47am Wednesday 23rd March 2011
We have been training out in Palma, Mallorca. This is our final preparation before the Princess Sophia regatta, the first event of this years Olympic 49er Sailing season, part of the build up to the London 2012 Olympic sailing event.
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