SAILING SUMMARY 2012

1. pleasure sail
2. opener race
3. spring 1
4. cat training all day
5. spring 2
6. solo sail
spring 3 dnr weather
spring 4 dnr ill
spring 5 dnr weather
7. 1974 cup
spring 6 forcast no wind
8. pratice pleasure sail
9. sailed in bay pratice  DNS spring 7.
10. spring 8
fun series 15-20knts sw did not travel
summer series 1 DNR easterly  
summer 2 duty day
11.training session am & pm
summer 3 DNR wet windy
12. summer 4 abandoned 
summer 5  on holiday
13 summer 6  SOLO
commodores cup duty day
14 summer series 7
15 summer series 8

spring 8 0f 8

well the wind was almost nothing but occasional puffs. Alan said it was most likely because we were sheltered , the race was delayed until 1130, we launched at our normal time and apart from the paddle out to the old pier we had a great blast. Gary took some pics with his iphone when we were well out to sea, we practised the course  however when we got to each mark they were just moving it  lol. after 2 laps we headed to the committee boat and prepared for the start, i messed the watch timing up slightly and this did mar our start.
Cemm Groome and Miller was the order ahead and Pete and patrick D15 behind, patrick was the fly in the ointment and hampered us in an effort to escape. we had moments of glory leaving him in our wake until the 4th lap when everything seemed to alter in his and Pete's favor. we fell behind and Pete overtook, why we don't know, i think the wind had altered and we just didn't notice in time.
never mind, Gary was disappointed and so was i that Pete had beat us. never mind there is always next week !!

  

pratice sail 19th May 2012 / 20th May DNS race praticed

Gary and I changed the new main sheet rope and then headed out for a trapeze session. downwind the wind was good and we said jokingly we would go to old harry, there was some wave but not that we noticed, however when we were well out of the bay i looked back and seen the waves and thought better of it to carry on,
we got into the bay again ok, and then we practised Gary on the trapeze, he did very well and really enjoyed it, the wind picked up a fraction and after about 1 1\2 hours we headed back in because we were on safety duty for the after noon's Durlston race.

on Sunday the wind was stronger and NE, we headed out and found it choppy.
the race was delayed for a few boats over, one of them a moth which went over pevrill and was rescued by the RNLI. we stayed out for a about 45 mins and then came back in, the race didnt get under way until 1145

we both agreed it was out of our comfort zone and we wanted back in. but we did have a good pratice while we were out there.
1st image   saturday training session
2nd image sunday waiting for race (part track)

1974 cup race.

finally after 3 weeks of being unwell, the weather calmed down a bit and we were faced with an easterly about 12knts++   Gary was ready for the off but i was apprehensive with the waves on the beach, after watching Phil and roger come to grief on the pier i thought our launch had better be good.
we were last cat away and thank goodness we were ok, apart from Gary not getting on the boat  lol, i managed to haul him aboard and everything else went ok.
we got to the start and a few reaches later we were off, a little behind the line but not too bad.
cemm, Greg and Mark dooley were all ahead with phil trying to snap at our heals as well. Pete was somewhere in the mix  but eventually we were 4th in line. thats how it stayed. we almost got Mark D but not quite. the race finished after 40 mins for us ??
pleased overall how we both did and how we came into land as well.
easterlies are not my favourites but today i think it was ok