All in all an excellent regatta. No injuries and very few breakages. Everyone had a great time. As usual at BRSC regattas on the Saturday there was the long race from the clubhouse to Iluka and back, with the fast cats doing some extra laps.
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| Saturday race briefing |
I have got race insurance for Little Dragon again this year. So instead of being "spectator fleet" and giving ourselves a 5 minute head start on the fleet we signed up to race. Noela, as she has done often in the past, crewed. There were only 5 starters in our division and I am pleased to report that I wasn't last over the starting line. Initially there was a gentle breeze which increased to moderate by the time we got to the Goodwood mark. We set out with the last of the ebb and came back with the flood. So we made good time to Iluka and back just past the Goodwood mark. Unfortunately although the wind lasted long enough to get the majority of the fleet back to the clubhouse, where most sat on the deck enjoying a cold one, we were still racing. The wind dropped for the tailenders and we took an extra 45 minutes to make it back. Never mind, it was still very pleasant on the water and I don't drink beer.
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| Noela about to hoist the main |
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| Racing Little Dragon way - very sedate - no trapezes for us! |
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| Great to see boats astern of Little Dragon! |
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| Stiff competition in the dinghy classes |
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| I am not sure at which stage of the race we cut across in front of those dinghies |
There were two short races on the Sunday but we didn't take part.
Thanks to my friend Chris Huegill of Hueysurf for taking the photos.
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