It was a tired Em that rigged her Optimist on Saturday morning for the first of four Combi Noord weekends. Fortunately it was a home game at the DTP so we didn't have to get up ridiculously early.
Saturday promised wind, steadily increasing during the day and Em's results did the same - 6, 4 then a first in the 17 knots of the final race left her in first place overnight.
Sunday was much quieter and the wind was shifting all over the place. After a 15th in race four and a two hour wait on the water while the RC tried to set a fair start line the final race was going to be exciting.
Em's start was dreadful but she clawed her way doggedly past 13 boats to finish tenth, giving her first overall by one point.
A year ago she might have given up after such a bad start, now she has learnt that it isn't over 'till it's over. A sailing lesson for life.
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