Rock the Boat: Reading answers

Rock the Boat I The boats, or 'Oppies' as they are affectionately called, were lying bottom-up on the beach, their sails tightly wrapped beside them. 'There's delay,' the race organizer said, pointing at two flags waving in the breeze. He said the red-and white-striped one meant that there was been a delay, while the red, white and blue one meant it would be for three hours. II No one looks disappointed, probably because they are accustomed to being ruled by the weather Competitors – casually dressed in baggy shorts, T-shirts, deck shoes and an assortment of anoraks and baseball caps – played on bikes or skateboards or just chatted to kill the time. Spectators sat in groups in the…