The racing was supposed to begin at 2 pm.
I could see the tiny shapes of 6 teams’
racing boats on the opposite NJ side.
Around at 1:30, finally they came out to
this side from NJ side.
They were approaching towards us under tow.
Finally, the super yachts appeared in the
front of me.
Mesmerizing!!
They were foiling even under tow, looked
like flying.
Of course, Oracle team USA was welcomed
with the biggest cheer.
My excitement was getting bigger and
bigger.
The big clock set on the coast of NJ turned
2 pm.
The racing yachts moving around, some staff
boats changed the locations of buoys.
Sometimes we had a perfect silence in the
ready for the start.
Noise of hovering helicopters seemed to be
the only sound despite of those huge spectators.
But.
Nothing has happened.
Before I became completely bored with just
standing in cold and cloudy weather, we got a good news.
The race looked to be held somehow.
According to the announce, the wind wasn’t
adequate to have race, but they were holding a substitute race.
Anyway, I was excited and relieved not to
waste my Saturday.
And finally, the starting horn was blown.
It was 3:45 pm.
Honestly, I didn’t get what was going on on
the water exactly.
I could see the boats, but because of the
nature of sailing, it was difficult for me to see who was in good or bad
situation unless they are far ahead or behind.
However, I got a super excitement on the
Saturday.
The goal buoys had set right there in front
of me.
Besides, the goal line was set with some
diagonal angle against the coastline, which meant all boats were rushing
towards us.
It was so dynamic.
What is more, Softbank team Japan got 1st
place.
When the team Japan crossed the goal line,
I was really pleased with the win but
also cheers from spectators who were supposed to be American people.
Second place was Altemis team Sweden, 3rd
place was Emirates team New Zealand, and 4th place was Oracle team
USA.
They gave us great excitement and joy!!
It was worth standing at the cold harbor
for almost 4 hours.
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