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The Crew
John (Captain), Nicola, and Ian.All work was done and the life-lines are in life-saving order. I will be putting SS plates under each stanchion in due course.
Course 5
Down to Devonport, across to Resolution, then North Head to port, Western wall, Bayswater and finish. Quite a tide running in, and the water was flat.The Start
We were there, but not really close enough. Starts are definitely something to work on. Once underway we headed for Devonport, arriving with the Ross 930's at the mark. No dramas.Progress
Everything felt good. Following discussion about setting up the main with Peter from their previous week, we dropped the traveller down and sheeted in tight. It felt good, with good speed (for us). Ian was a bit sad that the pole wasn't available and he was all ready to fashion a new one right there on the water.Ian decided that we should have cheese and crackers on the way around, and wash that down with a fine ale. He was right
The Result
We were surprised to find a boat behind us, which was catching up quite fast (a Townson). We couldn't hold them off but sailed well to the next mark and crossed just 2 mins later to claim a points victory.
Back in port, tidied up, ship-shape etc, we headed up to the clubrooms at Richmond Yacht Club in Westhaven for a beer and some dinner. And victory again! We were smiled upon by the Spot-prize Gods and walked out with 2 of the spot prizes. Nicola left me with the Edge ;-)
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