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    Posted: 16 Aug 23 at 5:04am
Sunday not so good, yes I won two races but that's because no one else turned up in my class, we're between our own Horning regatta and Barton regatta and I suspect people have used all their brownie points in getting permission to go to sail.
The third race I did have a competitor to play with. But got a big gust of wind right on the start line and broached into the start line outer mark. By the time I'd gone round the rest of the race was just playing catch up.

Oh our regatta, went remarkably well for Blue Moon.
https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/265170/Horning-Sailing-Club-Regatta-Week-2023




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sailed both days over the weekend. very windy and rough Saturday fell in at first gybe.retired.
Sunday did 3 races two seconds and a third second overall best open meeting result todate.
Not bad for someone 65 later inthe month inforce 5 gusting 6 in a very lumpy Solent from LOSSC
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Hope the link works, I haven't been on here for a long time, but basically I have now built myself a west Mersea Duck Punt, no daggerboard, no rudder, sails in 4" of water, great fun!
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Looked at forecast, decided NO! Took dog for a walk, thought maybe? went to club, had a half hour sail in a very gusty wind, glad I went! https://youtu.be/HbYcHvIH4NQ
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Wednesday evening racing is one of sailing simple pleasures . 😀
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First time out for Wednesday night racing in years - previously my wife had been working away from home on Wednesdays which meant I was on duty but this year she is WFH so I am a free man. Forgot how much I loved it!!
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Didn't get out this Sunday, broke the gooseneck the previous Sunday, new one still hasn't arrived yet.
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Originally posted by Dakota

Your start was perfect ,it was what happened after the first 10m that was the problem . LOL Wink Smile


Yep, somedays you are the pigeon and others the statue.
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Your start was perfect ,it was what happened after the first 10m that was the problem . LOL Wink Smile
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Originally posted by Dakota


It was the third race of our personal handicap series yesterday . It never seems to matter much to me as I must be a very very average sailor as my time comes in a couple on mins then I have a good result and I go back to my normal start time . And that what happened yesterday, I won and my time will go back to normal. It’s does mix things up those as I am the second person out of three races done to win a race that are not normal regular race winners . Some of the normal race winners are starting 5 + minutes later than their  normal start times and some of our less good sailor are stating up to 8 mins earlier. I would not  want to to this kind of racing all year round but it’s a great thing to do just for one series to mix things up and give everyone the chance to have their day in the sun . 


After our stunning (not) performance in that race yesterday (checking if the Ringo parking App really does work on the start line and later 2x720s in zero wind, I think we will be starting next Sunday's race just after the British Moths finish their open on Saturday.....Actually scratch that as we won't be there, so we will bank it for another time.😂

Prior to the start we had trouble launching the boat, probably because we had inadvertently left the bailers open and because the aluminium trolley floats they were catching on the main support. As we came off the water the duty officer suggested that perhaps the boat was trying to tell us something before we set off..... I think he was right!
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