as wales is going into local lockdown i decided tp go do the last sail and bring ERL back for winter,
heading out at 0808 good progress was made toward Bala on what was going to be a nice sunny day.
first job was unpacking ERL and loading the van with everything, loading the new lightboard onto the trailer that had been left at Bala.
Dava Ansell is a few boats down and after talking we both decided to sail to gether, the boat was rigged and off we went, the course was a bit complicated to remember so we tried remembering half of it each. or we could just follow the others. the wind was very light with a few puffs here and there.
we only managed one lap and got stopped early and that took 31 mins, race 2 a bit more wind but again it dropped.
we had a good chat about retirement and sailing and got on very well.the repairs to the mainsheet block seemed to be ok.
after the race the boat was derigged and loaded on the trailer. it didnt take long as by now i was used to doing it.
now it was 1430 and a quick egg roll i headed off on a slow trip home following a few vans that were now going fast. a quick unload and ERL was parked for winter. a few jobs to sort like the mast still leaking is one job to do
here are results from the short season that ERL did lack of sailing is evident in the results
