SPRING 3&4 25TH APRIL

race was at 4pm to allow for the tide  wind was fairly strong until then but died a little toward race time.
took boat box to club so now i can pack all the kit away  instead of it being in the van.
sam was keen to get out on the wire and made good use of it up wind calling same good shouts when to tack.  we were chasing sean and helen to the ben ainslie bouy and almost beat them, down wind we stayed with them and then lost them on the next upwind when i let the main sheet out the cleat by mistake, same went for a small dip  but recovered well.
at the finish we were not far behind and we crossed the finnish line but dont think they did.
only 3 boats in race 2 for our fleet a rs800 and a spitfire. the spitfire wasnt too far ahead at the finish . the wind had died alot and it was getting dark.  no gps for either race as i forgot to turn it on.about 2 hours sailing time total.

race time between 1550  and 1810

Weston MARKS

Weston MARKS

2015 race events and Dairy

2015 race events and Dairy

SAILING DIARY 2015

1. 4th JAN.Weston S.C  New year cup.  2 races. 6.6 MILES 2.5 HRS   light wind

2. 14th JAN Weston S.C freezer 1 & 2  14.8 miles  2h 15m   wind nw 15-25knts  

D. 7th FEB  DUTY DAY WESTON S.C 

3. 21st FEB  FREEZER 3 & 4     wind 15-23knts nw 

D. 3rd April...... DUTY Weston Grand Slam  R1

4. 4th april R4 and R6 WESTON GRAND SLAM 

D. 5TH APRIL......DUTY  R7, R8, R9.  RESULTS
5. 25TH APRIL spring 3&4 race Sam harper wind sw 15knts++
6. 30th MAY SPRING RACE BACK TO BACK  CREW MIKE FOOTER wind 10-15knts nw. 2h 40m 18.3miles
7. 20th JUNE  JUNE CUP SERIES (3 RACES DONE)  WIND 8-15KNTS , CREW RICHARD STAINIER
8. 9th august  late summer series 1 CREW RICHARD STAINIER about 45 mins 15knts plus 5.8 miles  

race 6 weston grand slam

race 6 gps track from weston grand slam.
Sam Harper was my new crew and we had to do duty on the rib for good friday.
on saturday it was very windy and gusty, we did well for a new combo, sam had some good ideas which we tried during the race. we messed up starting for the 2nd race of the day as the postponment came down as we were doing other things to refresh. by the time we were ready the race had started.
we headed out for the 3rd race of the day and despite being shifty and slower we did better on handicap.
on sunday i was badgered into doing results as no one else was available. we could have raced but that would have been far too much. the wind was better than forecast so a blunder on my part calling not to race, in the end the results took ages to do so was a good decision on my part. we got a grand slam t shirt for the event as well so pretty good.