It has been a short gap between the worlds in Oman and Sail Melbourne but we have managed to drive the boats from Perth to Melbourne to get ourselves ready for racing tomorrow. Sail Melbourne always produces good racing so am looking forward to the week ahead.

Day 7 of worlds was another long one. We waited in shore until after lunch where we went out and waited some more for the wind to come in. The wind never stabilised but the race committee were keen to get a race in so they started us anyway with 5 mins till the last signal could be made. I had a terrible race in the very tricky conditions along with a lot of the top sailors. I did enough to keep my top ten position and finished 10th. I have now qualified for the Australian sailing team. Thanks to everyone for all there support through out the week. 

Day 7 of worlds was another long one. We waited in shore until after lunch where we went out and waited some more for the wind to come in. The wind never stabilised but the race committee were keen to get a race in so they started us anyway with 5 mins till the last signal could be made. I had a terrible race in the very tricky conditions along with a lot of the top sailors. I did enough to keep my top ten position and finished 10th. I have now qualified for the Australian sailing team. Thanks to everyone for all there support through out the week. 

Day 6 of worlds was the longest by far. After going out on the water and waiting then coming back on shore for 10 mins we finally got out got the first race under way in 8-12 knots. It was very shifty and finished with a 42. Luckily this is my second drop. I had some better luck in the dropping breeze in the second race and finished with a 4th. I am coming 8th overall with the last day of sailing tomorrow. 

Day 5 brought some more light winds. After waiting on shore for a little bit we got out and started our first race in 5-10 knots. I had a solid race and finished in 13th. This was the only race for today because a storm came in so we had to go in. Things a tightening up and with only two days left the racing will be intense. I am still in 9th overall but have a lot of work to keep the great result.

Day 4 and the last day of qualifying brought 5-10 knots of wind and very shifty. In the first race I sailed well and finished 4th but the 2nd race was completely different. I got a yellow flag at the bottom mark and had to watch the whole fleet sail past while I was doing my turns. Luckily this is my drop and I am now in 9th overall going in to finals tomorrow. Lots of tight racing ahead and looking forward to every second of it.

Day three of worlds was almost identical to the last two days with 15 knots of breeze. Today we had three races so we could catch up on the one we missed yesterday. I had a solid day and posted a 6 a 7 and a 4. This has moved me to 10th overall. One more day of qualifying before finals start on Thursday. Still a lot of racing left.

Day two of worlds started with no wind and the whole fleet were waiting on shore until the afternoon where we finally got out on the water. The yellow fleet at 4 general recalls before they got away so by the time we started it was mid afternoon. We got one race in where I managed to finish in 7th. Still have some work to do with my starts but all on track at the moment. 3 races tomorrow where anything can happen.

The first day of the laser world championships turned out to be a tough one for me. We saw the wind get up to 18 knots today which is something that no one expected. I finished the day of with a 18th and a 14th. Solid results seeing as once again my starts let me down. I know what I have to fix and should be on top of that problem for tomorrow. Still a lot of sailing ahead and looking forward to every second of it.

Today is going to be my last training session on the water before the first race of the worlds that start on Sunday. It has been a great week of training and it has also been great to see how my progress has gone since the last worlds. I will have the day off tomorrow to do to fully rest up before the week ahead.

Arrived in Oman yesterday for the laser world championships. Today we collected our boats and will have our first sail this afternoon. Weather is amazing and the wind is perfect. 

Final preparations for worlds have gone to plan in Sydney. Spent the week simulating a little regatta which was good to get my head around. Looking forward to getting to Oman in a few days but first back home to get a few thing sorted.