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    Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 9:17am
Hi olly_love....

Meant to be out on Bluesprint but due to course change and its distance the guys thought Blueprint would be more 'convenient'
Tim was there -nice guy. We had a fab but saddly short sail in the squalls on the way home, a snapped jib halyard ended our sitting on the rail - great fun though.   The Guys Lisa and Jono were great at getting good viewing points. Just one of those really great days on the water.
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Headfry sounds like a good day.

i didnt think blueprint went out. my mate tim works on her.

very nice boat and very quick.

 
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Yeah, I was there. Five foot swell when the nasties blew through. I have a feeling (could be wrong) but I think that a lot of craft were expected and the QHM did not want the narrow entrance to the harbour too congested.

As for comfort - there was not a lot on my RiB even though it was 6.5m. It felt like I had done ten rounds with Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno - I still ache now 
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Went and watched the race yesterday- fantastic.  

Did any other forum'ites go out there?

Why did they move the area of the race?

We were very lucky as we were on Blueprint, a 60ft boat so had some comfort on board but for others in RIBS etc it must have been a long day.
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