Cynthia Brossard on Post Regatta Letdown

Cynthia Swiftsure

Jan 10, 2016

Cynthia has been sailing since the age of five, when, her father built her first boat.

Cynthia heading out for the Swiftsurerace on Fiasco (Olson 30) in 2016

One of Cynthia’s recent posts really struck a chord, so we thought we would share it with our readers.

Cynthia Maple

“Post-Regatta Letdown: You spend days/weeks building up—prepping the boat, your gear, provisions, travel arrangements, & wrapping your mind around the venue & its tactical implications. You arrive to an atmosphere of acres of gelcoat & stainless sparkling in the sun, the buzz of brightly-coloured battle flags (hopefully) snapping in the wind/halyards slapping masts, hoard’s of sailors marching around purposefully with armloads/wheel barrow loads of gear & sails, & volunteers industriously making it all happen. You’re backslapping & one-upping with people you haven’t see for a while, having a beer with breakfast& battling it out on the race course. And if you are at Cow Bay, you’re dancing under the stars. I experience this great letdown on the Monday following. But I am ok once I realize it’s a natural and normal consequence of no longer being at a regatta ”Cynthia’s favourite picture from Maple Bay a couple of years ago on Koru, a Quest 30. “ We’ve just rounded the mark and launched the A-sail, I’m about to pull down the genny”

 

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