After a long morning of sitting around waiting for the other half of the draw to race we finally got out on the water yesterday afternoon in a wind ranging from three to six knots. Unfortunately due to a scheduling error by the race committee we changed into our boat and before we had had chance to sail upwind, get a sheeting positions marked and check the spinnaker for twists the first start was under way. We scrambled back to the line but unfortunately gained a penalty for being inside the starting area on the four minutes and another for not keeping clear as we tried to enter. Feeling a bit like Alinghi in the second race of the Americas Cup we pulled our red flag and tried our best to get back into the race. Unfortunately a combination of stable breeze, two penalties and a well practised opposition meant we were unable to get back into the race and were refused redress in the subsequent protest. Race two was a much cleaner affair although a slight edge in downwind speed and one small tactical error gave Italian Jacob Pasini the win leaving us to end the day on zero for two.