second day at australian nationals

A bit more wind today than yesterday, I would say 15 to 18 knots in the first race and 18 to 20 knots in the second. The first race was very closed between the top 3 places, all the way from the beginning till the End, Matt Hosie and Tim Holden were sailing much faster then yesterday and they had the first 2 places just in front of me for all the race till the last upwind where I managed to pass them because of better speed. Marcus was also fast on the downwind leg and finished 4th not far behind. The second race I was leading all the way from the first mark to the end, Marcus did get closer again and at the end downwind he was very close, but he lost on the upwind but managed to finish just ahead of Tim Holden and Hosie. Overall you can see the result at the usual link: http://contenderclass.org/aus/freo2006/results.htm
ciao
Andrea