Grafham Grand Prix

Bloody rain - Dad wanted to pack up and leave asap due to the drenching so i didnt get to meet all of you, talk to those i met properly, hope we can all meet up properly at another event (bloody mary?).

Was a good days racing, started bloddy windy which was fun - unforunately had rigged kite halyard round forestay so couldnt use the kite in the first race, got 14.7 kts on a two sailer which isn't bad - not brilliant tho.

Second race was happier with myself, slightly easier to manage and drive - 3rd race yet lighter still. Really enjoyable days racing, very well run with a good course. Just sorry meeting you all was cut short by Setting up, packing up, the bloody rain and the 3 hour journey back to the Souith Coast.


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Originally posted by Hobbo Bloody rain - Dad wanted to pack up and leave asap due to the drenching so i didnt get to meet all of you, talk to those i met properly, hope we can all meet up properly at another event (bloody mary?). Was a good days racing, started bloddy windy which was fun - unforunately had rigged kite halyard round forestay so couldnt use the kite in the first race, got 14.7 kts on a two sailer which isn't bad - not brilliant tho. Second race was happier with myself, slightly easier to manage and drive - 3rd race yet lighter still. Really enjoyable days racing, very well run with a good course. Just sorry meeting you all was cut short by Setting up, packing up, the bloody rain and the 3 hour journey back to the Souith Coast.

 

Clocked 19 on a one sailer !   and that was when it was not too windy.  The GPS had turned it's self off before the gust that flipped me off the back - fastest I've been on any cat in 26 years, before I broke the tiller....  would have been a speedfreaks winning speed too !

heh heh twas fun if not slightly cold! 12ft skiffs are amazing!

that was a rather large bottle of gin ellie, might weigh your boat down a little if you sailed with it, or maybe some other type of weight mmmm

 

says tgruitt on emmas computer

was a wicked event and was great to have a photo person there and now how some great pics  so big thanks to the tasa guys for that. the wind in the first race was wicked and managed to get a gps reading of 40knots when i feel off the dagger board  and got a reading of 18knots in the first race shame we got a black flag cos we stayed upright and had some pace on. 

in the first race there was some really good wipe outs in the fast flleet with all the 9ers upside down and masts falling down before people got to the start.

was good to see a few more of you up at the event and put a few more names to faces, will hopefully see a few more forumers at the bloody mary

Originally posted by andy_cherub wooo - let get sum kik ass pix up!! Can you add the video aswell?

yer pics would be great, probily means that the pic of me upside down is going on here.  the 700 in the background looked cool thoiugh