This weekend we had a fantastic competion in the new spot in Kintai, at Curonian sea. One day of hardcore slalom and one day of normal FW.
Saturday started with houling 30-40 knots wind and up to 1 meter chop. Everybody was using the smallest equipment they had and still everybody was left overpowered. You have to remember that it was 10 degrees, that means - the wind has MUCH more power. A total of 7 heats were sailed, but I have participated in just 5 of them because I wanted to save my energy for upcoming FW races.
It is worth to mention that I wasn't using the back footstrap - instead I was stepping into the others side footstrap - I was loosing lots of speed, however I got so much more control.
Actually, only the first three racers (Mindaugas LTU 41, Audrius LTU 51, Arunas LTU 109) were sailing normaly and others were trying to survive. Thus I was always finishing 5-6th. And in overall I was left 5th as well.
Results:
1. Mindaugas LTU 41
2. Audrius LTU 51
3. Arunas LTU 109
4. Gediminas LTU no number - a great result for a wave sailor
5. Me - fift again
In the evening all racers sat together in the dining room. We were discussing about the races and remembering old stories.
Sunday started with moderate 10-16 knots. The wind was dropping and going up all day long, but average stayed the same.
There were 4 heats sailed in which everything got more or less clear. The man who stood out was Mantas LTU 13 - he collected 4 bullets, - all of them with amazing lead.
And there were another group of about 4 racers: me, Gedas LTU 76, Giedrius LTU 11 and a surprising comeback of this year Audrius LTU 51. With me and Gedas ussually in the front of the pack, Giedrius was figthing hard with Audrius.
In one of the heats at the leeward mark I had a small incident with Mindaugas LTU 646. We were both taking the mark just he was on the leeward side of me. I was supposed to let him go - but I didn't, so I had to make a penalty turn.
Another incident happened at one of the starts. I was trying to jump in front of everyone, while sailing on port tack. Unfortunatelly Giedrius LTU 11 was closer than I thought, therefore he had to fall a litlle bit down in order to avoid crashing. Afterwards I made a penalty, but still I am very sorry for both incidents.
Results:
1. Mantas LTU 13
2. Me
3. Gedas LTU 76
4. Giedrius LTU 11
5. Audrius LTU 51
All in all I am very happy about this event. Finally I did pretty well in hardcore slalom and I scored a great second place in FW.
Saturday started with houling 30-40 knots wind and up to 1 meter chop. Everybody was using the smallest equipment they had and still everybody was left overpowered. You have to remember that it was 10 degrees, that means - the wind has MUCH more power. A total of 7 heats were sailed, but I have participated in just 5 of them because I wanted to save my energy for upcoming FW races.
It is worth to mention that I wasn't using the back footstrap - instead I was stepping into the others side footstrap - I was loosing lots of speed, however I got so much more control.
Actually, only the first three racers (Mindaugas LTU 41, Audrius LTU 51, Arunas LTU 109) were sailing normaly and others were trying to survive. Thus I was always finishing 5-6th. And in overall I was left 5th as well.
Results:
1. Mindaugas LTU 41
2. Audrius LTU 51
3. Arunas LTU 109
4. Gediminas LTU no number - a great result for a wave sailor
5. Me - fift again
In the evening all racers sat together in the dining room. We were discussing about the races and remembering old stories.
Sunday started with moderate 10-16 knots. The wind was dropping and going up all day long, but average stayed the same.
There were 4 heats sailed in which everything got more or less clear. The man who stood out was Mantas LTU 13 - he collected 4 bullets, - all of them with amazing lead.
And there were another group of about 4 racers: me, Gedas LTU 76, Giedrius LTU 11 and a surprising comeback of this year Audrius LTU 51. With me and Gedas ussually in the front of the pack, Giedrius was figthing hard with Audrius.
In one of the heats at the leeward mark I had a small incident with Mindaugas LTU 646. We were both taking the mark just he was on the leeward side of me. I was supposed to let him go - but I didn't, so I had to make a penalty turn.
Another incident happened at one of the starts. I was trying to jump in front of everyone, while sailing on port tack. Unfortunatelly Giedrius LTU 11 was closer than I thought, therefore he had to fall a litlle bit down in order to avoid crashing. Afterwards I made a penalty, but still I am very sorry for both incidents.
Results:
1. Mantas LTU 13
2. Me
3. Gedas LTU 76
4. Giedrius LTU 11
5. Audrius LTU 51
All in all I am very happy about this event. Finally I did pretty well in hardcore slalom and I scored a great second place in FW.
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