well 4-5 races is a lot of racing in 1 day.. my biggest day of racing lasers was in windy cold conditions in Medemblik, Netherlands for the Delta Lloyd regatta where we did 4 races that took over 6 hours of the day to complete. My calorie count was over 4800 kcal, which if you consider the breakfast @ 800 kcal, drink formulas on water @ 200 kcal and 3 bars at @ 200 kcal each, thats still an energy deficit of more than 2000 calories, which on top of the muscle fatigue would make anyone feel "unfit". I would recommend taking more high sugar supplements on the water. Gatorades and cliff bars.. even candy if it's really windy.
I'm a tad light for the Laser really so when I hit the gym I tend to lift weights more than doing cardio. I'm 75kg now and am concerned that if just do cardio I'll end up losing weight. Do you think increased stamina in the muscles may be more important than a few extra kgs??
so what kind of things do you all do in gym? e.g.cycle, row, run and how far and how long for? Any weights stuff? It is off-season in the UK but trying to improve my fitness atm.