Day three
New day, new opportunities. After bumping LMBC yesterday (and feeling
PRETTY good about that!), we were ready for day three, with Clare once
again ahead of us. With two original crew members out, we were lucky enough
to get two amazing subs (thanks Emily and Rachael!), and the plan was to
have a solid row, knowing that LMBC were eager to take back our well-earned
bump! Despite the heavy winds and strong current we set off to a good
Heading into the race, we knew FaT II would be much stronger than their LMBC/Caius counterparts. We geared the race plan accordingly, anticipating the long game and over the quick bump.
Looking at various videos, we realised that we had got pretty lucky yesterday. While we had the speed to catch Caius, they were terribly close to LMBC before we got out act together. Today was going to be different.
Lent Bumps day 2 (Thursday, 25th Feb 2010)
Bumping LMBC or settling old scores
Race report to follow shortly!