to help Bermuda's four Olympians now competition is underway.

"I'm just here as team leader to take care of any problems that might crop up, protests, etc.,'' says the US-born trainer. "But as for the actual sailing, that's now in their hands.

"We try to meet each evening and we talk before they go out on the water, but they're all very much aware of what they've got to do.'' With personal coach Ian Jones of Australia now guiding the Star pair of Peter Bromby and Lee White, Millican has little influence on those two Bermudians.

But like Jones he agrees not everything has gone according to plan.

"Consistency -- that's the very thing we were worried about to begin with,'' explains Millican. "We wanted consistency, and that's exactly what we're not getting. Everybody was sailing well and was ready ... but I guess the emotions and pressure of taking part in the Olympics takes its toll.'' *** DAYS are long and nights short for the Olympic sailors here in Savannah.

Although the first races each day don't start until 1 p.m. local time, most of the competitors have to be up at the crack of dawn to begin their preparations and then embark on the tiresome three-stage journey which takes them out to their respective courses in Wassaw Sound.

By the time their boats are hauled back onto dry land in the evening, their gear hosed down and stored, and the trip home -- a 40-minute boat shuttle, a half-mile walk, and 30-minute bus ride -- completed, it's often dark before they arrive back at the Games Village.

Some consolation, however, is the fact that Savanah's Village actually doubles as the plush Marriott hotel, and the competitors' rooms are somewhat more spacious and comfortable than those of their counterparts back in Atlanta.

Despite the transportation hassle each day, there've been few complaints.

Bermuda Laser veteran, Malcolm Smith, savouring his first Olympics after more than a dozen years in international competition, has been impressed with the facilities and the people.

"We've had some long, hard days, but it's great. The people are wonderful.

They've done a great job and it's a great place to sail. I think everybody's enjoying it. They're really taking good care of us.'' *** IN Atlanta broken promises continue to be the order of the day. The much-documented transportation problems which Games organisers pledged would be solved, are, if anything, worsening.

As many as a hundred bus drivers who were shipped in from all parts of the country to drive athletes, officials and media from venue to venue have already returned home, disillusioned with the lack of organisation and the criticism directed their way.

Unfamiliar with the city, drivers have frequently been getting lost, making a mockery of the bus schedule, and often putting competitors and others under pressure to make their events on time.

Meanwhile, technical glitches are continuing to cause tempers to flare.

One entry in the computer system this week listed the age of a boxer as 95! He was, in fact, only 21. But at least he got into the system. Biographies on Bermuda's nine Olympians, for instance, appear to have been completely ignored -- no mention of Bromby, Wellman, Hubbard or anybody else in the computer.

Even the official entry list for the Star class sailing this week announced the Bermuda pair as `TBA', despite the fact that Bromby/White were confirmed months ago.

*** LA revisited! Back in the Los Angeles Games of 1984, the American TV network, whose feed was received around the world, came under heavy criticism for its biased coverage.

Before these Games, NBC were at pains to point out that wouldn't happen again.

But from this week's gymnastics and swimming coverage, little seems to have changed. In the pool, particularly in the heats this week, commentators have continually harped on about the American presence with little or no mention of anybody else in the field. And we can likely expect much of the same when the athletics gets underway on Friday.

ADRIAN ROBSON Bermuda at the Olympics YESTERDAY STAR CLASS: Peter Bromby/Lee White, race four, tenth; overall 11th.

LASER CLASS: Malcolm Smith, race three, 41st; race four, 32nd; overall 41st.

EUROPE DINGHY: Paula Lewin, race three, sixth; race four, 15th; overall 12th.

TODAY Star Class: Race five, 2 p.m.; race six, 4 p.m.

Laser Class: Race five, 2 p.m.; race six, 4 p.m.

Europe Dinghy: Race five, 2.00 p.m.; race six, 4.00 p.m.

ELSEWHERE Bus woes; a new American hero and more records. Page 21.