that's the big aim for the next 2 weeks. in my short time in the laser standard i seem to have accumulated quite a record of untimely and silly mistakes that i don't recall making even in my early optimist days. it will be a challenge in the smaller fleets but that's only good for me.
in perth we had a whale of a time in winds frequently upwards of 18 knots. had initial misgivings sailing the ol' lumbering free willie (pictured) but in the end i quite enjoyed myself. i made 5 of the 7 weekend races look exceptionally hard for reasons already mentioned above, after which i didn't think i was in the top 3. but when the sea breeze finally came in i took 2 bullets which felt good.
10,000 hours before anyone can become seriously good, according to malcolm gladwell. which paraphrases edison when he said genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. by a very generous estimate, i can complete those hours in another 2 years, according to brett and i. hmm what's happening in 2 years time?
but for now... clean, clean racing. no mistakes.
keep it simple, stupid. keep it honest.
(can't get any more honest than that.)
laura marling!
alas, i cannot swim (live)
elliott smith!
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