At this time, a small simple steering wheel will bring a lot of convenience.

After all the ships were completed, Marcus let out a sigh of relief and conducted final inspections. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Qingdong.

Due to the time gap in the previous design drawings, no matter how fast Qingdong followed, he was unable to complete the construction of the sailboat at the same time as Marcus.

At this time, Qingdong's sailboat was only mostly completed. The outline of the overall sailboat had been constructed, and the hull was being fitted. A sail still needed to be made in order to be truly completed.

But even so, the appearance of the ship can be seen clearly.

This is a ship about four meters in size, narrow at the front and wide at the back. The overall look is a standard trapezoid, which looks very clumsy.

Even though it also has smooth lines, there is no sense of speed.

Rather than saying it was a sailing ship, people around it preferred to regard it as a cargo ship.

After all, the stern part seems too bloated.

Seeing this scene, not only the judges felt a little regretful, but even Marcus felt a little disappointed.

Originally, seeing Qingdong's previous shipbuilding speed, he thought that he would have a battle with Qingdong in the future.

But now it seems that his sailboat is going to overwhelm Qingdong too much in terms of overall parameters.

Coupled with the advantage of being the first mover, he really couldn't figure out how to lose other than letting go.

But it is impossible to let him go. Now that they have lost two games in a row, there is no prerequisite for letting him go, not to mention that he doesn't know how to perform at all.

Therefore, after checking that his boat was OK twice, Marcus slid his sailboat into the water through the slide and deployed the sail again.

Holding the rope with one hand and steering the steering wheel with the other, he launched a charge towards the opposite side of the ten-nautical mile sea.

"Four and a half hours into the race, the first runner was already in the water."

In the judges' box, the British gentleman promptly began to explain:

"We can see that the sailboat built by Marcus is very professional. In the current natural wind, the speed has been improved."

"After speed measurement, Marcus's current speed is two knots, which is about 3.6 kilometers per hour."

"Although the current speed is not very fast, in this stable environment, I think this is already an amazing speed."

As he said that, the British gentleman looked at the bearded professional judge beside him.

The bearded judge understood and nodded:

"Indeed, in sea areas with normal winds, the natural speed of a general sailboat is the current level. There may be some differences, but the differences will never be too big."

"Furthermore, Marcus's sail is a triangle sail. At full speed, this sail will increase the original speed of the boat several times or even more than ten times."

"That is to say, the sailboat made by player Marcus will have a speed of about 10-20 knots at full speed."

"With this speed, even if there are obstacles in our waters, Marcus can complete the entire voyage in about an hour."

"But unfortunately, the current sea area does not seem to be very willing to allow Marcus player to reach the speed limit~"

As the two judges explained, the surrounding audience couldn't help but focus on Marcus, including everyone in Class 9 and Ren Yan.

At this time, Marcus had sailed a certain distance, about one or two hundred meters from the coast.

The hull is stable and the years are quiet.

The entire sailboat was moving forward at a constant speed in this stable sea area. Although the speed did not seem very fast, it was better than stability.

And after listening to the judges' explanation just now, everyone knows that Marcus' speed may suddenly accelerate.

So at this moment, the students at Fisher College are in a stable mood and are not panicking at all because of the "slow speed" they are showing now.

At the same time, Marcus' current performance is also one of the reasons why they feel at ease.

Marcus did not slack off at all because of the current steady speed. He was still wrapping the rope with his right hand and controlling the steering wheel with his left hand.

His legs were slightly bent and his eyes were looking forward intently, as if he was always waiting for the change in wind speed.

As a professional rower to a certain extent, Marcus understands.

Above the sea, changes in wind speed are always unexpected. The front foot may seem very gentle, but the back foot will immediately become violent.

During the boat race, each rower will concentrate on the entire sea area. This is his responsibility to the boat and himself.

Not to mention this is Marcus' home court.

Marcus has had too many rowing experiences on this sea area.

Although this sea area is located inland and was excavated through the power of science and technology, the sea area is still a sea area after all. As long as it forms a certain scale, things like wind will naturally occur.

Especially at this time, it is the beginning of February, which is the time when Bailin's climate changes are most severe, and it is also the most unpredictable time in this sea area.

Therefore, at this moment, Marcus did not dare to relax at all.

Even if Qingdong is still building ships, he must always be prepared to face changes in wind speed.

He didn't want to be judged to have failed because of his operational errors before Qingdong entered the sea.

However, his vigilance had no corresponding effect, because before the wind speed changed, he encountered the first obstacle.

"Look, look! Marcus' first obstacle has appeared."

"Is that a man-made iceberg?!"

Above the stands, in the gathering area of ​​Fisher College students, someone roared so loudly that it immediately aroused everyone's emotions.

They stared at the projection screen, held their breath, and stared at the iceberg emerging in front of their eyes, and they all sweated for Marcus.

This man-made iceberg is really well hidden. Not only does it blend in with the water in color, but there is only a small spire emerging from the ice.

If it wasn't too close, you wouldn't be able to spot it at all.

But once it is discovered from too close a distance, the sense of oppression it brings is extremely strong.

Because at such a close distance, if the rower does not operate well, he will be greeted by a collision.

"It's too close. This iceberg is really too close."

At the judges' table, the bearded man frowned slightly:

"By visual inspection, it seems to be only two or three meters away from Marcus' sailboat at most."

"This is an extreme distance for any sailboat."

"Not to mention that Marcus's sailboat doesn't have any speed at this time."

"Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult to turn the sailboat."

"Although the damage to the sailboat after the collision is negligible, it will still cause a delay in speed."

"And it will be quite difficult for the sailboat to turn again after grazing the iceberg."

"It seems that this is the first difficult problem that the program team has given to the two contestants."

"So, how will player Marcus face this sudden situation next?"

'Is this the problem created for us?'

Above the sea, Marcus narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the man-made iceberg in front of him, eager to try it.

Although the current distance is very extreme, it also arouses Marcus's competitive spirit.

As professional rowers, it is a required course for them to face different difficulties at all times.

In other words, this sudden difficulty has become a part of their lives.

If it were anyone else, they might be in a hurry when encountering this kind of thing, but Marcus didn't.

The moment he saw the iceberg, Marcus folded his sails as much as possible, slowed down the sailboat again, and immediately started an analysis in his mind.

Since it is no longer possible to avoid this iceberg by maximizing direction deflection by speed, slow down and observe carefully to find the best turning distance.

At the same time, use your own body to feel the current breeze and find the best deflection direction!

Marcus was quick-thinking and clear-headed. After the sailboat came closer to the iceberg by tens of centimeters again, he found the best escape position.

'Right!'

'Right!'

'The right side of the iceberg is the smallest and closest to my sailboat.'

'And the current wind direction is also to the right. In this way, as long as the sail can absorb the force of this breeze and make the maximum deflection to the right, I have a great possibility of crossing this iceberg!'

'Even if there may be some contact along the way, it won't have much impact on my sailboat.'

'This is my current optimal solution!'

After thinking through all the details, Marcus' eyes narrowed slightly, he tightened his sail, used all his strength to deflect the sail to the left, and at the same time tightened the left full rudder.

Let the entire sailboat begin to deflect to the right.

When the tilt angle of the ship's bow and the iceberg were equal to each other, Marcus put both hands on the rope and used all his strength to raise the sail to full height again.

With the help of the breeze, the entire sailboat began to slowly move toward the right side of the iceberg.

And at the moment when it was about to touch the iceberg, it completed the maximum deflection, and the entire sailboat slowly passed by the edge of the iceberg.

‘Fuck, it’s over?’
To be continued...