Another extremely tough day today. We waited ashore until 4 in the afternoon before going out racing. I made some terrible decisions on the crowded start lines today which cost me. I have moved down to 10th overall with one day of racing left. We didn't get ashore until after 8 tonight which makes it a quick turn around for racing tomorrow morning. Looking forward to recovering my starting efforts to secure a medal race position for Saturday 

First day of finals was a tough one for myself. The wind was in a different direction today but was from 8-15 knots. I managed a 8th in the first race but could not back it up in the second to record a big result. This is now my discard so I am still looking alright in the overall positions. Another day tomorrow to solidify my position at the top. 

Day two brought similar conditions to yesterday. I had another solid day to end the qualifying series in 5th with a 9,2 today. The next three days of finals is going to be packed with tight racing. Looking forward to getting in to it.

The first day of the World Cup in Hyeres brought 3 races in a moderate 15 knot breeze. Took one very poor top mark rounding the first race to make me quickly remember how easy it is to lose 20 positions. Managed to end the day in 2nd overall with a 11,2,1. There is still a lot of tight racing left so anything can happen. Another solid day tomorrow will put me in a good position going in to finals.

Training in Hyeres is coming to an before the final ISAF sailing world cup for the 2013-2014 season. I have had the day off today to register and measure for the regatta. Will have a final sail tomorrow to make sure I am fully prepared for racing on Monday.

It has been a great 10 days in Palma riding and sailing and now I have arrived in Hyeres France for another world cup. Looking forward to a solid week of training before getting in to some more great racing. 

Australia 1st 2nd 3rd in the medal race today. After protests last night I had moved down to 7th but my 3rd in the medal race confirmed me a 6th overall. Exact same result as last year but still happy for the first regatta back in Europe. Congratulations to Tom Burton on taking out the regatta. Have a little time off to do some cycling round Palma before heading off to Hyeres in France for the last of the world cup events.

Today was a day that started well but ended up in breaking a top section and seriously bending the bottom section of my mast. The wind and waves just kept building throughout the day as the rain came and went. I managed a solid 2nd in the first race but things started to go down hill from there. In the second race was pushed out at the start with seconds to go but managed to race my way back to a 16th in the 60 boat fleet. The third race started exceptionally well and had plenty of boat speed, just didn't place the boat in the right spots. finished the race in 19th. To top the day off on the way in I found myself in some breaking waves that you would expect to see on the pro surfing tour. This resulted in me being separated from my boat. The force of the wave broke my top section and severely bent my bottom section. Was very lucky that that's all that happened. Spent the rest of the afternoon repairing sails and getting permission to change my masts. With 3 more races left of the finals I have moved up to 9th overall but the points are very tight. Hopefully I can have a good day tomorrow to put myself in a good position to fight in the medal race in two days time.

Another long day today. After waiting on shore because the line for the trackers was taking to long the wind decided to die. We waited around for a couple of hours before heading out. Once we arrived at the course there was absolutely no wind for another few hours so the race committee decided to changed location. This was a good idea as we saw a good 15 knot breeze come in. When we finally got started around just after 5pm the wind became so shifty that the race had to be abandoned. All that waiting and getting back to sure after 6 and we didn't manage to get a race in. 3 races tomorrow to try catch up on the races we missed today. Hopefully the wind cooperates.

Day 2 was another super long day. Started off with no breeze and the because another class was using our course we didn't get a race off till 4:30. We completed 2 races in a 6-12 knot South Easterly that was very shifty. I managed to post a 6 an a 4 which moves me up to 13th overall. Points are super close due the fleet being split in to 3. I am very happy to go in to finals tomorrow with no terrible scores yet. Hopefully can keep improving and keep those scores consistent.