We tried to let Liam do everything himself. He is quite the competitive one and went and did some research online to determine the best way to build his boat. I thought he did a good job.
There were a lot of notes to make for myself, however. This too was my first race and I'm not going to deny that I have a bit of competitiveness in me. I just had to keep telling myself this is our first race. Some of my notes:
1. work on blowing technique
I was going crazy considering Liam had researched and practice how to blow into the sail. I think technique went out the window when under pressure.
2. Don't lose to cousin!
Liam had made it pretty far into the race and then he had to face Kevin, who hadn't lost a race yet. Kevin ended up winning overall with no loss. These pics are courtesy of Celeste's cell phone.
3. Pay close attention to first and second place winner designs.
This is where I have to be a good sport and not complain when someone wins knowing that the child didn't make the actual racing item but the parent did. . .uhm, uhm Jim. Oh yes, the battle's on!
4. Remind child that they did great!
In all seriousness, Liam and I did have fun, as did all the siblings that were there to watch the race. We did give Kevin a hard time about his win and his dad doing all the work, but we really are happy for his win and look forward to next year.
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