Orc Series Handicap start

Thunderous black skies , lightening strikes and a drenching - all in a yachties day!

But first everyone had to get out there and Fuzzy needed a little help at the start............



                   The pontoon was busy with preparations.......

   
              

                                      When on Fuzzy Logic.....oops .... the gear lever fell into the drink!........

                        Tony leapt to the rescue of his bride to be .....abandoning Upshot and crew               
                                ( good move Tony)
 

             while everyone back at the club, including Gedrick's REAL driver, and the Upshot crew went
                                                         
                                                                WHAT THE?

( and we never saw Muriel again????????????)

Wayfarer watched the show .............

                                                                          

                         however, after some fancy footwork in the creek they sorted themselves out..

                                                                                  
 Robbie and i got our REAL driver back.............

                                                                                  

                                                   so the race did start ......

                      Cooper and son were out in Psycho

                              Matthew on Nitro....................
                                                                                       

                                                                             

                                                Herc was ready to put it out there!                                                         
                                                                                     
                                                    the weather was ominous.......

                                                                             
                                                             liquidator looked fine .........

                                                                             

                                                                               
                                                                                   the tri was in form.............

                                                                             

                                                   tactician on hand..

                                                                            
                                                                              around the mark

                                                                               followed by......

                                                   the friendly Rag Top crew ..camera spotting....

under very black skies ...

racing Intrigue...........  then there was NAP

 
                                           not letting the stress get to them...........

                at all.............                                                        

           he Fuzzy girls were catching raindrops..............       

       power to them..................

                  they rocked............................

       
                       

                                                                              
                                            

         and then there is always a boat that warms my heart.....  usually never the same one                             
                                                                      

              this week it was Super Freaky 
....all seemed deceptively under control.........................

                               however............evan kenny...................

                                  has to hang on sometimes.....................

               Thylacune was there............

                                             Geoff, Derek and Peter on wayfarer                                   
                                                                               
                    

                      scary sky......................................

                                                                        

                                                                         but it was fun.!!!!!!!!