Nonetheless we did have some really good runs and as a crew we enjoyed every bit of it. It strikes me also how important it is to nurse and maintain a good atmosphere as a crew and that the selection of crew members should be based on "a good sense of humour" as much as "a good sense of boat speed". That was truly the case for "Kind of Blue" (the boat I sailed on) this past weekend; lots of laughter and good times on the rail.
The first two days offered lots of spinnaker runs whereas day three and four were more focused on tacking routines. Another striking feature to this competition is the level of skills among the sailors. It's not that often a "family race" can attract former Olympic sailors or Volvo Ocean Race dare-devils but "Gullvivan" does just that. It's a great mix of family racing (with everything from small toddlers to teenagers on board) and more "rail-hanging" teams. What joins these two groups is the passion for sail racing and the drive to always deliver on the race track. I would argue that this is one of the most competitive starting fields on the east coast of Stockholm each year, not shy of "Gotland Runt", "GranPrix" or "Lidingö Runt".
I'd like to thank Tobbe and Fredrik for a great team effort and although we did not end up better than "mid field" (45/93) we truly did our best also this year. Also a huge thank you to the "Gullvivan" organization where all logistics worked flawlessly.
(More photos will follow in due time).
Thanks for an outstanding perforemanece from You and Fredrik. We did the best that we could Always a happy smile,gr feeling!!!
SvaraRaderaF.Y.I ,our "training gyps with spinn" in 20-25 knots..was great!! speed ap 19 knots / Tobbe