ERICSSON 3 LEG ONE DAY 14 QFB
This is a hard time for us. We are fighting in the bottom end of the league and it doesn’t feel like our hard work is paying off.
Magnus Olsson says that it’s a known dilemma among ocean-race veterans. After 1.5 to 2 weeks of sailing and you’re not doing too well, it doesn’t take much for the guys to get grumpy. At least not now when it’s starting to get a bit rough, the boats are going fast and rocking in every wave. To make food or even to visit the toilet takes quite an effort.
Our situation didn’t improve when we had to stop to pick up a new satellite station at the island Fernando, that we rounded during last night.
Until now it’s been mostly champagne sailing. Now we need to show some endurance and never give up. The weather systems can change and we still have a shot if we’re not making any mistakes.
“We just need to focus on what we can do better all the time and think positive, see the good stuff that we do. I like to talk about what has gone wrong and then just leave that behind”, says Mange Olsson.
Gustav Morin - MCM