Another great night on the Waitemata Harbour - the wind was 15 knots from the West, and the sea was relatively flat. We were two-handed - just me and Ian - and then Ian decided to go for a swim just off North Head - leaving me single-handed and in charge of saving his skin - which was very wet...
The Crew
John (Captain)and Ian - champion bobber. Well we did the Man-Over-Board drill - but during the race.
Course 6
The wind was behind us as we headed for Northern Leading Buoy, Rough Rock Buoy, Resolution, Bayswater and home.
The Start
With just the two of us we tried our luck at going down the line on starboard, tacking around at the start-box end and getting our timing on the ease to the line. Being two-up we weren't as aggressive as we might have been, so it was a mediocre start by our recent standards.
Progress
We got the pole sorted and goose-winged our way down the harbour, staying in touch with the fleet - until at North Head we gybed - and dumped the crew in the water. Pffft... his auto life jacket inflated on cue and he bobbed there waiting for me to come get him. At this point the 830's were upon us under spinnaker - some arm waving on my part, and a few manoeuvres - I threw the main-sheet out into the water, he grabbed it, did a bit of trimming, and climbed aboard. He earned the quote of the week "Well that was a bit of an adventure" he said...
The Result
Well as the tide started to go out, and the Westerly wind died out... we fought our way into last place - but inside the closing time.
No comments:
Post a Comment