Who was out this weekend?.....

Medway Regatta at the weekend and what a great couple of
days sailing.

Bit lighter and very shifty on the Saturday but the sun
was out and the tide was up, and we were still hiking so
we weren't complaining.

Then some great wind and water on the Sunday giving us
some epic sailing.

Great event, friendly and fun with some fantastic sailing
and it even had a good social on the Saturday night,
although we had to rescue the baby sitter so missed it.

What more could any one ask for.

Ian

What sqm is the yab rig?

I rather like this one. Shows the "YABS" rig going (almost) upwind.

I was looking at it and wondering why we are both trapezing like whores and are so far back, and then I remembered that this was the tight reach into the bottom mark.

Edited by Skiffybob

Originally posted by ellistine Originally posted by Skiffybob Just had the most amazing weekends sailing in Weymouth bay. Saturday was sunny with 12-15kts, which built to average 16kts during the last race, and 18-21kts coming home (which was pretty challenging with he No.2 rig on).   Sunday was 15-20kts all day with some decent waves in the bay to jump over. No.3 rig all the way and absolutely sending it. It just doesn't get better that that. You lot missed an epic event. Glad you enjoyed it. Sorry it wasn't Windward/Leeward as they said it would be but you seemed to manage ok It probably wasn't the best conditions for a novice crew and with a busted Cunningham we headed in for an early bath. Having said that, the results have us winning the first race. Me thinks somebody on the com boat can't count!

I actually really enjoyed the trapezoid course. It was big enough for a proper downwind kite leg, and the 2-sail reaches were great fun.

It might have been a different story if the winds had been light, but with the decent blow we had, I would say that it was better than a W/L course.

Challenging conditions at home....A strong shifty slightly offshore breeze made even more gusty by the Sovereign Harbour development. So upwind the close to shore option provided a lift but in weeker gusty breeze (as I was told although I never went there}, the middle of the beat was as gusty and unpredictable as it could be, going out gave steadier stuff but at the expense of sailing into the stronger tide.

The second race we got hit by a particularly nasty "Chatham Way" gust.  ......... I am told that London Rd in St Leonards similarly makes victims of some, the resulting capsizes are usually accompanied by the windborne whiff of kebabs and cheap cider though.....

Edited by GK.LaserII