Sea Scouts at the America's Cup
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Sea Scouts at the America's Cup |
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Two Sea Scouts have been chosen to travel to New Zealand for the final portion of the America's Cup Race. This web page will feature regular updates from the Sea Scout correspondents and other interesting information.
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Today we went out to the race course. Because of a front that passed over, the wind was coming more or less from the West. It was raining a little. The wind was shifting quite a bit, but we finally set up our line of buoys. Spectator traffic was light because of the weather. The race was delayed past its 1315 start because the wind wouldn’t settle down from one direction. All the Course Marshals drifted around for a while, and some of us actually slept a little. (Not everyone on the same boat, though!) A little before 1530 the announcement was made that the wind was still shifting too much to start the race. In order to start a race after 1530, both skippers must agree to do so. One of the skippers (I’m not sure which) decided not to start that late, so we started home at 1530. Well, at least it was better than a loss for Team New Zealand.
The people that Nicolette and I have been working with are really great. I’ve never met such a large and friendly bunch of people. Most of the spectators we talk to on the water are happy to go behind the lines if they drift onto the racecourse. We’ve even seen some Americans. One boat goes around passing out energy drinks to the spectators and marshals. Go Kiwis! We race again on Saturday the 22nd.
Frank Thomas
Sea
Scouting is a co-educational program offered to young adults between the ages
of 14 and 21. Sea Scouting is organized to promote better citizenship and to improve
members' boating skills and knowledge through instruction and practice in water
safety, boating skills, outdoor, social, and service experiences, and knowledge
of our maritime heritage. For information on the Sea Scout unit nearest you, contact
your local Boy Scouts of America council, or write to "Sea Scouts," c/o Boy Scouts
of America, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079; or e-mail, moreinfo@seascout.org.
http://www.seascout.org.
to the official America's Cup website.
Follow America's Cup coverage from the local newspaper, the New Zealand Herald.
to the index of Sea Scouts at the 2003 America's Cup races.
to the Sea Scouting Home Page.