Who was out this weekend?.....

Yeah i spotted that just after i posted on here!!

How many other people on here do you reckon check both sites regularly?

Medway - Sunday. 

Light and fickle winds in the morning faded to nothing at one point in the morning race.  Our arch rivals in the 59er just pipped us on the line and spent lunchtime moaning about the 59er in the Round the Isle of Sheppy Race using a trapeze but still sailing on the standard handicap.  I'm not sure this is a good development although if it goes unchallenged I'll be able to sail my 4000 with the racks out further!

No wind at lunchtime and my partner packed the boat up but by 2:30 a breeze appeared from the East and so we unpacked it and had a good race.  We were over the line at the start and so had to chase the pack.  We caught and beat our 59er tyro's but didn't do well as we never got near the 29ers and only just caught one of 2 V3000s. 

Interesting comparison here, between the V3000 which is a Laser3000 highly modified but sailing on the same handicap, and the 59er with a trapeze which will be much faster and sails on the same handicap as a 59er without a trapeze.  This may develop into a controversail topic - wo wants to start it?

Summer Hols Roundup!

Week 1 - Teaching kids/scouts to sail at Alton Water, was great, sat in Safety boat getting sun tan. If wind got up took out a Vision or Stratos. If wind got up even more, took out Stratos, turtled it, capsized it and then came in (watched by 200 scouts!)

Week 2 - spent week on Powerboat instead of Sailing, bliming theives meant I couldn't sail. Oh well was a good week.

Week 3 - did my Day Skipper course in Suffolk. Was great although the F7 winds were fine, F8+9 were a little interesting! Still I had a cracking sail.

last weekend i borrowed parents cruiser and went to the isle of wight for the sailing clubs anual piss up in the folly inn. on the way back on sunday we decided to put the cruising chute up, with about 20 knots of true wind, we had 3 17 year old boys on board, it had to be done. this probably wasnt a good idea. but it was fun sailing along with 1 slab in the main and the kite, mildly overpowered. when we came to drop it, i went to get the tack back into the cockpit but when i untied the tack line the sheet was not completely dumped and the chute started lifting me off the deck, so i let the tackline go, you can't let go of a line under that sort of load quick enough. about 2m of 3 strand went straight out through my hand and took most of the skin off my forefinger, left a huge blister on my middle finger, and lots of little burns on the other two. i think ill be more careful next time.

Just got to hope it gets better quickly so i can sail ASAP