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Conditions Another beautiful day…with better wind! After a Continental Breakfast, the coaches had a morning chalk talk and live parking lot demonstration of proper spinnaker flying techniques, led by Jen Morgan-Glass and Graham Biehl. Later, BD narrated several videos to illustrate good trapping and sail trim, both on and off the wind. Today, the morning launch took only 30 minutes – we’re getting faster every day. Drills were run for several hours as the winds built and the Southeaster began to settle in for the afternoon. The prevailing winds of 155 with a range between 9-15 are expected for the next several days. The Practice Race got underway at 2:00pm as scheduled, with several practice starts thrown in for both competitors and RC alike. The winner of the Practice Race was Bow #01, the team of Molly Lucas and Charlotte Williams, from New Jersey. Back on shore, there was another debriefing with the coaches and the Competitor’s Meeting at 5:30pm. We will all board buses at 6:30pm for the Brewer’s - Cubs game tonight. Dinner is at the new, cool Miller Baseball Stadium. We promise to have them home by the 10:30 curfew!
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