X1 Dinghy

Off to Hampton S.C. this weekend do contact us if you want a go there.

Pierre - we did get a giant (10") chocolate coin! 

Rheinwoche has been a fantastic event for the X1. We had the warmest of welcomes and a lot of interest. I'd highly recommend looking it up and consider going! You would have a lot of fun.

Normally held on a different part of the Rhein each year, 3 days sailing downstream (not likely to be able to stem the stream!), this year more normal racing was on the Mosel due to a lack of water in the Rhein. Mainly small keelboats and "piraten" dinghies plus a few interesting boats. Four races sailed (one canned due to lack of wind).  The winds varable and light except for one massive gust that inverted four "Piraten" - you can find a videos of these on youtube.

Anyway we managed to sail the fastest so were very excited to come away with the "Blue Riband"!



Last two races:

Originally posted by Rupert Quite by chance saw you at the bridge at Acle. Looked good, if very small compared to the Punts!

Very kind - we found it pretty hard getting the rig up and down at the bridges with all that wind, so we can't have looked our best.

On the other hand I was pretty excited to be the first boat to Acle!

Definitely a mean handicap!

It was a fantastic race with a lot of hairy moments for all Only 2 Thames "A" raters finished. Most dinghies capsized - the lead boat 3 times. Amazingly we didn't.

We were Fourth home, behind three Norfolk Punts.

Many records broken we managed the 50 miles in less than 8 hours!

Lots of tales to tell, quite a biit of carnage and I am sure som amazing photos onfd Vodeo will appear on the net soon. Potter Heigham had lots of spectators - if you haven't seen this bridge do look it up - all the boats have to race under it (twice!).

Good luck, that looks like an amazing race. I will be interested to read about it afterwards.