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a day bat-tling three-foot waves as being “cold and scary.”
They’ve had to bail out their boats when too much water has
gotten in. They’ve capsized - meaning their boats have ipped
over. Luckily, their training includes handling these situations.
In addition, regattas have their own pressures. During a race,
sailors make a triangle around buoys or markers that point out
where to turn. As for rules, if sailors hit another boat, for example,
or one of the markers, they get penalized. They need to handle
the lines and sails, steer, and gure out water currents and wind
speed and direction, all at the same time.
“You have to worry about the current,” Harrison said. “You have
to look at how the waves are coming toward you.”
Quinn added, “You have to gure out where you are going to
turn, you have to worry about other people hitting you.”
Then there’s the trash talk, which is a big reason why some sailors
get stressed out on the course. It’s not allowed, of course, but
often, coaches are too far away to hear it.