Regata Copa del Rey Audi-Mapfre: Race Day 1

2 races today. Both races in about 10-12 knots.
The first race saw us starting at the pin and able to pinch off most of the other boats. We rounded the weather mark in the lead but struggled to find the right mode downwind. We rounded the leeward mark after a bit of a messy drop and worked our way back to the left side of the course. We finished the race in second place. Not terrible but we felt like we could have sailed better.
For the second race, we again started at the pin and were able to pinch most of the boats off on our weather hip. We rounded the top mark in good shape right behind Stig. However, we again struggled downwind and got rolled by Ran after the gybe. We had to clear our air on the beat but struggled at the top of the beat. We finished that race in 5th place, just barely beating Highland Fling.
So overall, we felt like we left some places on the course but we also can identify them. We will have 2 more races tomorrow in probably similar conditions so we will get another chance to improve.
Doogie