The Crew
John (Captain) Nicola, Dave, Mark and Ian. Nearly a full crew - just as well Tim didn't come - we only had 5 beers to try ;-) and a very nice and exotic brew it was!Course 5
To Rough Rock, Orakei, Resolution, Bayswater and home. It would have been quite a good course if the wind had of stayed with us - but alas - at least we made the first mark before cut-off.The Start
The team pulled a great start out - we were first across the line - and with the full fleet stampeding behind - we were absolutely swamped (almost to the point of being run over!) a metre or so after the line. A bit scary - I used some sailor talk I think...Progress
What a lovely evening - for swimming and fishing... not sailing anywhere fast. We went as high as we could to get out of the big tide and at times was doing very well against those who had strayed down the centre. But... just passed Devonport we stopped. Actually, we were sailing backwards at over a knot according to the GPS. We decided it might be time to practice MOB, have a beer, and discuss whether it would be OK to start fishing so early in the race ;-)
The Result
4 boats in our division DNF.
Result from trailing a lure down the harbour on the way back = 0
Beer Review: Flensburger Winterbock
Nice bottle. Actually a nice beer too ;-) it was a departure from our usual IPA style and was very pleasant on a Wednesday evening.
cheers, johnhs
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