We had two very solid days of racing yesterday and today in Miami, and we are now sitting one point out of the lead in second overall. We put up a 2-3-OCS yesterday and a 3-2-4 today. It’s difficult to match what the Austrian team did today as they posted a 1-1-1. Of course, being only one point away is a fine place to be with seven races to go, including the double-points medal race on Saturday.
Today’s finishes were hard-fought on our end. We found ourselves behind at the weather mark more than once. The left side usually pays in the direction we have been sailing in this week on Biscayne Bay, but today was different. We had good starts today, and went middle left, only to see boats that had been flushed to the right side crossing us at the top. It took us until the third race to figure it out, but we did. The only problem was that by then everyone was on the same page. Anyway, we are happy to have been able to pass boats all the way around the racecourse.
We will be starting at 1 PM the next two days, with three races each day. Since we are carrying an OCS, we will be cautiously aggressive in our approach. We aim to go into the medal race with a chance to win this event. Results can be found here.
Thanks to all of our supporters. We would also like to thank the sponsors and supporters of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics especially our title sponsor AlphaGraphics and Gold Partners Atlantis and Rolex. Finally, we want to extend a special thanks to our sponsor, Sperry Top-Sider who has a great presence here in Miami.
Erik
Storck Moore Sailing
