Regata Copa del Rey Audi-Mapfre: Race Day 2

Tonight’s update will be a bit short due to a power outage in the hotel.
Another 2 races were sailed today in 12-18 knots of breeze. A bit more pressure helped us out and gave us some more comfort downwind.
We had a decent start in the first race and had a good first beat. We swapped jibs on the run as the breeze built from 12 to 15 knots. It was nice getting the boat on a plane and doing the runs at 17 knots. Ran still got the best of us in the race and we finished second.
For the second race, we wanted to work our way to the right side but where held out to the port layline by Highland Fling and Ran. We rounded just behind Fling and Ran with tack sets. A problem with the take down system prevented us from using the string line at the leeward mark and we rounded at the same time as Shockwave. So not a great run for us. We gained back nicely on the next beat and run but still finished 3rd.
So overall, we had a better day but still feel like there are some large improvements to make. Our boat handling needs some work and we still have to sort a few things out.
Tomorrow will be a coastal race so there will be some focus on boat handling.
Doogie