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Mistral Arrives… »
May 15, 2010
With an 11 am scheduled start, it did not take long to figure out that the breeze was building all morning and that our biggest challenge for the day would be staving off boredom. In the rare chance that the breeze would let up from the 30+kts, the Race Commitee scheduled a warning signal for 3pm allowed the sailors to relax at their respective hotels for a few hours. When teams began to gather at their boats around 1pm, the breeze has freshened and the RC decided to abandon racing for the day go for an early, 9am warning signal on Sunday. The Mistral is forecast to grow in strength tomorrow, so if any racing is completed, it will have to be completed in a very small window.
Not only does racing look bleak, but the Ash Cloud forecast from Iceland is looking to close down airports in the UK and Europe which would strand several Samba Team members. Between the postponements yesterday, and the cancellation today, we have seen all we can see in Cagliari and are anxious to get home.
One more round of Gelato tonight, than early to bed for what could be a very windy and wet morning. Crossing our fingers for less breeze and Ash Cloud dispersal.
Comment by MJ — May 15, 2010
Love reading these!
website-again, awesome.
Sorry for the lousy weather.
Heading over to ‘like’ 42 Marine on Facebook right now! :o)
Good Luck my friend, be safe.