The day showed promise of all kinds of excitement
Conditions were prefect for wave action, splash, wee chaos, and a few dramatic moments ..
The pontoon was lined with yachts...
the new crew of Fleur de Lis were becoming 'old hands'
the look was busy....
well.. not yet on Solitaire ... but it became busy!
Tony and Claire were showing a new sail wardrobe
.. and Jordy was along on the helm
SonOfaBeach was looking speedy
just need to iron out a few crinkles ...
Mike was back with Thylacine ... nice to see you again!
Morgan impressed with style
there were Impulses aplenty
Good to see Matthew back in his Impulse
and looking pretty fast
Solitaire won the start
let the action begin ...
Skippers chose their course
there were tier systems
Tuan headed 'off piste'
and Fleur de Lis opted for a training sail
On to the dinghy fleet, with a no mess start...
There was synchronized sailing,
Sheldon went solo to the mark
Josh showed style
Steve was playing angles
D and D were neck and neck
Ray was keeping his head down
We were placing bets on Morgan
.... and she delivered !
Tim was riding high
Maria smooth sailing
Will was hard to miss
it was very hit and miss
though Matt was easy to spot
Josh was cool blue
they came two by two,
or not...
Sheldon had friends to play with ...
Alison and David were back to sabot days..... the conversation went something like this...
"Why didn't he tack? Shouldn't he gibe? Is he in front ? Where's the next mark?
.... why is he going that way.. no ... tack.. go ... no !!!
Well that was a good race, well done..."
unlike Sonofabeach .. who were not having such a good time it seemed
Stories for the bar...
A lot of the day it seemed all up hill.
or chasing down
David and Josh are having a high old time
races within races...
Will looked long and fast...
Matt gave us something to focus on
There was some congestion at A8 at half time
going every which way
the composition was lining up nicely
the Doc had Traveler issues
Thylacine plowed on through
There were others on the harbour going Head to Head
Reminding me strongly of this
a small diversion .. back to sailing!
so it was back to the club
to check it all out
a bit of team work will fix it ...
After all , it was a smiling type of day!!
