after not sailing on the Saturday with Richard on freespirit i decided to launch early and go for a long sail before the race. launched at 0915, wind was light easterly. made my way over to the octopus as some kayaks were over on the beach, the sea was very clear as i got nearer to the beach. after briefly beaching the boat for what was going to be a quick swim i thought better of it as the boat was being washed onto the hard shingle. i made my way around the bay to ocean bay and then the mowlem and then over to the committee boat to see what was going on. by 1045 a lot of the boats were out and the wind was picking up.
my start was poor as i forgot where the pin end was so it was follow the fleet past the committee boat .
the tack to go for the line at the end of lap one dropped me way back as i had no jib.
however i did seem to make progress as the race went on, lapping in about 14 mins, the others didn't seem too far ahead.
after about 4 laps and dicing with the lead lasers i eventually finished almost catching Clive Stacey
race time 1h05m05s the beat back was good and caught up many boats as the wind filled in.
a good sail overall with no crew and no jib, very hot and sunny for once so cant complain !
