Danes ob 12.30 smo končno dočakali težko pripčakovani start Tarnsata 6.50. To na kar smo se v celotni ekipi pripravljali dve leti, je na koncu pustilo grenak priokus.

Today at 12.30 Transat 6.50 finally started. The day we have all been preparing for for two years ended with a bitter aftertaste. 

Izgledalo je, da bo pred nami razburljiv start 89 minijev v dvajsetih vozlih vetra…

It looked as though we had an exciting start ahead of us - 89 minis in 20 knots of wind…

Ampak na prvi boji situacija že ni več izgledala rožnato. Preveč čolnov na kupu - preblizu boje, preveč hitrih minijev, preveč vetra. Kristian jo je odnesel za las. Obrnil je kot osemnajsti.

But at the first buoy it was clear that we’re in for trobble. Too many spectator boats  too close to the bouy, too many fast minis and too much wind. Kristian escaped - but just barely.He was eighteenth at the buoy.

Nekaj trenutkov zatem se je v skupini s Petrom Laureyssensom, boji začel približevati Andraž

Andraž started approaching the buoy together with Peter Laureyssens

Nato pa je bilo že prepozno. Andraž je trčil ob novinarski čoln, ki je bil preblizu boje in ki se mu je postavil na pot.

And moments after that it was already too late. Andraž colided with a press boat which was too close to the buoy and did not react fast enough to the situation. 

Andraž je takoj spustil jadra in šel preveriti škodo. Ekipa Adria4ocean je vse to spremljala z razdalje vsega nekaj metrov. Po VHFu je z Andražem govoril Vid. Poškodvano ima smerno plavut in razpoko na premcu. Na krovu ima vse potrebno za popravilo, jadrati pa namerava naprej, kot da se ni nič zgodilo. Slišati je bil optimistično.

Andraž dropped his sails imediately to check the damage. Team Adria4ocean was on the scene just metres away. Vid Jeranko, the sailing coach spoke to Anraz over the VHF. He damaged the daggerboard and has a crack on the bow. Apparently he has all the necessary equipment to repair the damage and intends to sail on as if nothing had happened. He sounded optimistic.

Preden smo se vrnili v marino smo se prepričali, da z Andražem in jadrnico kaže dobro. Upajmo, da tehnične poškobe, izgubljeni čas in psihilni učinek, ne bo preveč vplival na rezultat.  Misel dneva poVidovo: no press no stress.

Before heading back to the marina we made sure Andraž and the boat were OK. Fingers crossed that the time lost, the damage and the mental pressure of it all will not affect his performance too much. The thought of the day according to Vid: no press no stress. 

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