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Races 3 and 4 were held in 15 to 20 knots with the boys coming 32 and 26. My highlight was to see their names on the top ten list on the big screen coming 6th about 4 minutes into the third race. Then they disappeared backwards into the rest of the fleet never to be seen again. (Expect to see them even further down the leaderboard when the rest of the fleet starts to try to win. There is also still one US container that won't make it to Barbados until the second day of racing so understandably they aren't too impressed with things.)
Off the water the adventures were much more subdued today. Rosie and I went to Bridgetown where I bought a snorkel and mask which I tried out enthusiastically in front of the club house later in the day. I was rather disappointed at first that the vision wasn't clearer but it improved when I put into action the rather unsavoury practice of spitting onto the inside of the glass. What made the biggest difference however was eventually removing the warning labels that I found stuck to the outside of the lenses and which I hadn't noticed previously.
The day was topped off in typical Caribbean fashion with an evening red cap party sponsored by Mt Gay Rum. In a taxi crammed with eight people we first went to the Mt Gay visitor centre and then the distillery trying to find the right venue for the evening. We finally turned up at the Mt Gay factory where a rather stressed looking night guard insisted that there was no red cap party on there. This was soon confirmed by the members of the jury, who having had nothing much to do over the last few days, appeared from the dark car park very excited about being able to be useful by telling people that Mt Gay didn't know anything about the event. The taxi turned around and took us all back home again and by now ravenous we headed out for dinner.
Tomorrow is the first lay day and then the worlds begin. Paul and Earle look exhausted and sunburnt and I am hoping that a day off the water will rejuvenate them.
As far as I am concerned I am managing to cope OK drinking the free coffees in the sailors lounge and having the occasional dip in the 28 degree turquoise waters of Carlisle Bay.
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