Course 9
There was a wind warning in force... unfortunately no-one told the weather gods. The wind was north west and going north, but didn't get over 10 kots. Pity, as the course was long and the tide was 3.0M meaning lots of outgoing when we were incoming. At North Head the wind gave up completely and I wasn't sure if we were doing 1.5 knots into or out-of the harbour.The Crew
John (Skipper), Ian. Two handed.Don't forget to give us notice if you can't make it.
The Start
We started in the middle of the fleet, and trundled down the harbour using the Ian-pole-out technique. Later on we used the whisker-pole which was a much better idea, as while he was doing that we could not hold the main against the shrouds.Ian had a fancy watch that did the countdown - very good - we will not be caught out again!
Progress
Down and back - how hard can it be? Well it seemed pretty good except for the bit with no wind... we felt like we performed quite well, and our picking of the course to the mark was exceptional given the tide. We were just slow.We will use the whisker-pole for downwind from now on... it made a big difference.
The Result
We arrived at the line at 9:04PM which is outside the time allowed, and therefore we received nothing for the race - except the experience. The yacht in front of us must have missed by less than a minute. Oh the joys of sailing.
However, back at the clubrooms I managed to pick up a spot prize and collected 4x beers - so one part of our record remains untarnished.
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