7am start from home and off to Bala for a light wind sail.
after rigging main only and getting ropes in the right order and losing shackle pins i finnaly got on the water in what was very light winds, course was hard to remember, by the time i got to the last mark Dave messaged me via the rib i had been finished.
we hadnt even done a lap, i had smacked myself in the face with the tiller extension and also found the joint was about to break off as well.
i got back to shore and then looked for the d zero extension, a slight trim and i was back on the water. and dave said i was already a lap down on race 2 , i soon gave up and had a nice sail to catch stuart in his cruiser who was heading down to the bottom end of the lake.
i caught him and photos were exchanged, ssteve on his a cat joined us.
wind was filling in better down this end of the lake so went onto round the weather mark.
i then zig zagged all the way back down wind to the clubhouse at times i was going ok, the weather was a bit better and the lake was busy with SUPS and kayaks , getting back to shore i found the foreshore littered with non member cars and swimmers, a few choice words to get the area clear and finally i could get ERL away in his berth. overall a good day and enjoyed the sailing if not the racing.
a few parts needed now to get ready for the next outing
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| rigged and ready for 2021 season finally |
