Another early 4am start for Total Hvar Junior yesterday, as she and the other girls who make up the female Jelsa chess team headed for the first ferry at 05:30, destination Zadar.
It was a similar early start a couple of weeks ago, as the girls, along with their male counterparts, headed to Split to take part in the county championships. It was a day of medals, as the girls returned with gold, and the boys with a bronze.
Gold meant entry to the inter-county chanpionships in Zadar yesterday, and before one things about the competition itself, spare a thought for the schedule of our competing heroes, and the challenges island competitors have in national championships. A 4am wake-up call, 05:30 ferry for two hours, two hour drive to Zadar, and only then can the games begin. On the way home, if they were not back in time for the 16:00 catamaran, then a wait until the 20:30 ferry and home by 23:00.
In the event, our little heroines had rather a good day of it, picking up not only the silver medal, but back in time to make the 16:00 catamaran, after which 4 out of the 5 found time to pose with the trophy back at school. Bravo girls! And bravo once more Professor Loncar, the latest medal in a glittering history of the Jelsa Chess Club under his tutelage.
