29th December 2015 first sail /last sail

7am start to Swanage and a diversion later the heavens opened on my arrival. a cup of tea later and i took the old tramp cover off which was acting like a swimming pool. Richard arrived and we then replaced about 6 tramp clips to tension the trampoline . we eventually launched into bright sunshine around 11.30am
Ben was out on his laser as well.
the swell was deceiving from the shore  but on the sea was quite a bit. the gusts came in fits and starts. we stayed close to the shore to avoid bigger waves further out.
after about an hour of some enjoyable sailing we headed in when it started to rain again
it was still sunny as well.
new tramp cover put on and boat tucked away for the new year
3.5 miles 49 minutes
max speed was 15.4 knts

sailing 2014 compared to 2015

new tramp cover

just ordered a much needed new cover as the old one is always attracting a lot of dirt and grime in damp weather.

Swanage return

7am 2nd  Dec i set out for weston to bring MBM back to Swanage. it was a long trip due to how busy the m27 was.
after some 2.1/4 the boat was derigged and on the trailer
we headed out around 11.50 and in swanage 1335.
Greg came to put the mast up as everything else was done. boat box in place as well we headed off to the white lion 1500, for some well earned food.  all done and dusted we were home by 1735.
hopefully now i can do a bit more social sailing like i did in 2014. and a few races as well.