Isle of Sheppey around the Island Race.

Looks like there has been a fall out between the club and the person running the website.

They're always falling out with each other over there, Cat sailors will no doubt be at the root of the problem, anyway There seems to be a new site being built

Edited by iGRF - 04 Aug 14 at 2:35pm

thanks for finding that......I seem to remember sup's at previous events.

This race has wide appeal IMO because you don't have to take it too seriously (although some do). Most just treat it as a days pleasure sailing around an interesting and sometimes tricky piece of coastline........glad it's OK.

I'm thinking of introducing Trev to it, tbh it's a bit of a marathon not to be take too lightly especially if you have fixed plates.

I've never done it without breaking something, the kicker my first year and a boom the next time, I think I'll take careful note of the weather before committing, but there has been no greater moment in my sailing life than the screaming 3 sail reach down the back straight into the swale with Steve (RIP) whooping and hollering (whilst we quite literally stripped about every centimetre of gel coat off the Alto) we were going that fast and on flat water, something new to us back then. Watching a B14 discover a shallow bit at speed, upending and tipping it's washer women into the water was also quite amusing.

It's a race you should do once in your life.

Edited by iGRF - 04 Aug 14 at 4:35pm

Greame

So what about the loan Icon this time ?  There may well be a couple more at least including 'Trick of the light' (aka '03') for us if Andy the dancing farmer is available having got the harvest fully sorted in good time.  He tells me it is probably going to be a record one this year as well based on the results of the first few weeks... but I wish he would really concentrate on the important things each Summer !

It is all about wind direction really depending on what you are in/on and having a decent run at the bridge ...

Mike L.