Kesinambungan

Day 3 (Saturday):
The usual morning routine... except this time I had to wait 1/2 hour for CR to wake up... Anyway, there was light wind in the morning, so I played more card games with Ai Li and the gang... Now I've more acquantainces to talk to, mostly from the N. Sembilan and Sabah team... We went down after lunch with some nice wind... The starting line bias was so much at the boy that I had a few great starts which put me in the lead (although I keep losing it)... Had some problems going downwind when all the boats with bigger sails keep covering me... But I did good overall which helped secure first place position for my race class... Yay! They gave out the individual class medals that night except for the overall placings, so I received my Gold from Uncle Dermawan, a Lt. Commander or sumthing at the Navy base... A very very nice guy... Played card games at night till 3 AM 'cause the next day is a marathon which I've decided not to participate in...

Day 4 (Sunday & Final Day):
Woke up and dressed leisurely (jeans and shirt instead of tracks and rashguards)... After breakfast at the clubhouse, I unrigged and kept all my rigging and return the stuff I borrowed i.e. boat, daggerboard, rudder, masts, boom, tiller & extension... No problems... Played more card games with the other sailors since the wind wasn't there yet... After lunch, I was pleaded to helm a 470 (two-men-boat) as the original helm couldn't make it... After much persuasion and confirmation, I agreed and when off to change and get geared up... only to find out minutes before everyone was launching their boats, the original helm turned up... so i'm all dressed for sailing for nothing... the guys who persuaded me felt guilty and all, they said they'll belanja me some ice-cream... At first I was feeling slightly frustrated, but after they went down, I went to my bags to repack my stuff... Then I lepaked at the pontoon next to the starting line... After about 1.5 hours, the marathon was cancelled due to light wind and strong current... Haha... I guess it was a blessing that I didn't go down after all... So I get to relax while every other sailor is packing, returning, transporting equipment, etc... So after the prize giving ceremony where I obtained my 8th runner up medal for overall placings, went back to the apartment, bathed and checked out... Reached home at 11.30 PM, in time to watch The Apprentice 2 finale...

The End of Navy Day Regatta 2005 recap ;-)