End of Year Highlights

Originally posted by radixon Originally posted by alstorer The epic run from Marconi SC to Colne Point with the lime green B14 chasing us. The slog back was hard work, but the downhill ride was unbelievable.  I have a B14 on film somewhere, I was in the rib chasing a few boats, looked epic.

I was on the white one with the yellow spinnaker. It was huge fun

Winning a  prize at Gurnard sailing club, even though I don't think I actually finished any races!  I started quite a few, but chickened out if the courses were out into the waves, or too far downtide, or was too windy, or was not windy enough - whch means nearly of them  .  A foiling moth + big Solent chop / 3kt tide / no wind is tricky.
Doing my first foiling gybe was a high point though

CVRDA nationals at Bough Beech - it was windy so we had some great sailing in the Albacore. Best results ever at CVRDA, getting a couple of firsts by leading all the way round on the Monday.

Buying a boat to sail with my youngest daughter 7yr old this time and doing the FOM event great fun all round and to top it all off for once being able to get the boat in the garage for the winter

Coming up behind Pat and Sandy in their Albacore in the Minisail when I'd expected only to see their transom for the rest of the race, and watching Pat still madly trimming the jib whilst Sandy was hanging over the back trying to free the mark.

A trip to Minorca Sailing with the family, and watching my son gain huge confidence with every day that passed, throwing a Laser around like a pro, and learning to trapeze on a 29er. Learnt loads myself, too.

Flat out planing in the Minisail at Clywedog at a classics meeting, overtaking Merlins, Flying 15's and Albacores. Trouble was, we had to go back upwind again after...