Final Day of Australian Etchell World Championships

Good morning all:
Yep - last day of the championship and we are both looking forward to returning home and sad that the Worlds are nearing an end. It has been an incredible experience to sail against such a high quality fleet. The final race will decide who is this years champion. There are 3 boats that can take home the title. Which ever team wins it will be well deserved - each team has sailed very consistently and it hasn't been easy going out there with the talent pool amongst the competitors.
We have been enjoying both the on and off water experience of the Worlds, as our blog suggests... The Event Committee has done an exceptional job of keeping everybody well fed and entertained. The Race Committee has been A-1 in managing the race course and Brian Thornley and Val Icanovska, who some of you met last year at the SF Worlds have been phenominal at running the event and keeping Team 1283 out of too much trouble. Hats off to these guys, they sure have done a great job with this years World Championship.
The forecast for today is much the same as the past two days. Team 1283 enjoys the breeze - especially now that we have made weight and we have all of that weight on the rail. We are still compensating for a full lower section of the main which makes it difficult to hang in thin lanes and keep some boats from rolling forward on us. JC and Jim have done a great job of figuring out a rig configuration that keeps us in the game and with good course management we have been able to sail in clear air for most of the course. Following racing today we are hoping to pack the boat into the container leaving tomorrow open for a little R&R. Tonight, we have a closing ceremony dinner at the Fremantle Sailing Club where we will crown this years World Champion. We are heading off to the boat shortly. It should be an exciting and busy day !
Andrew