Anyone Actually Go Sailing Today?

The main issue I have with strong wind racing is, if on safety having to rescue large sailors, a couple of weeks ago a elderly member got into difficulties and needed lifting into safety boat, he was probably double my weight.

Another nightmare gusty cold sunday I should have stayed in bed. Had an attempt at playing in it, just a nightmare that was only going to bust something, make me cold and peeved off, so broke the fundamental rule, if it isn't fun, don't do it. Had one gust I was already planing on the edge of extinction on a screaming reach when it blew even harder and the nose went deeper into the water and the bloody thing all but broached like a lead mine, this isn't fun, bigger gusts are supposed to make you go faster, not slower...

Someone told me afterwards what I should do (dump the kicker) but when you're already half up on your ear, leaningnback in to unleash controls isn't exactly on the menu, interesting problem though. As it was I ended up screwing up wind with a dumped main, but not what I'd have liked to do, so that and getting stuck in irons with my new keep outy thing, I thought f**k it this isn't even going to be fun, and came in.

30 out yesterday morning for the Bough Beech Icicle series and most finished too.

Do you even sail these days maxi?

I heard they'd started building by passes round you..

XC weather works best for us in this area, regrettably it rarely ever gets it wrong.

Doesn't stop me turning up though for a chat and a cuppa, although this week I didn't bother getting straight out of bed into the dry suit as I might normally on a winter sunday morn.