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| The pirate Tshirt a gift from the Bail family |
Most unusual, we forgot to take any photos. These photos are all from my 70th celebration last August.
Noela came along as crew and Nicky joined us later, just in time for us to head off to Harwood Hilton for dinner with other BRSC Ancient Mariners.
The weather on Friday was excellent - initially a light breeze and not too hot considering it is midsummer. However Noela and I managed to stuff up big time. As it was a northerly I reckoned that I could easily sail out from the bank under jib and then hoist the main when underway. I found it was not so easy to hoist the main with the bimini out, especially as I had forgotten to secure the outhaul before setting off. After a return to the bank to get sorted out all went well and we enjoyed the freshening conditions later in the afternoon.
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| Noela and Nicky worked up an appetite for my birthday lunch with a cycle |
After overnighting at BRSC Nicky and I popped down to Iluka Bluff for a morning dip followed by coffee at Wombah. By the time we got back the club was its usual Saturday hive of activity and the breeze arrived in time for an afternoon sail.
By Saturday Noela and I had ironed out the gremlins that beset us the day before. Nicky came along on "light duties" as she is about to have surgery for a torn shoulder tendon. It was one of those rare "just right" days - weather great and everything went smoothly. There was less wind than the day before, but plenty enough for an enjoyable if undemanding sail. We agreed "magical".
