The Crew
John (Captain), Dave, Mark and new crewmate Marcelo. Ian sick and Nick lost in the traffic.Course 6
From the start line to Northern Leading Buoy (P), Rough Rock Buoy (P), Resolution Buoy (S), Bayswater Buoy (P), to finish line. 10.3NM The tide was strong, however coming in. We made use of it as we arrived at Northern Leading bang on rather than the other boats who pointed at the mark and ended up going with the tide and losing ground.The Start
Hit the start at 7 knots... headed out to the Devonport side to get out of the incoming tide.Progress
We stayed in touch most of the way to the bottom end of the course, and as it became dark the wind held on. Hit Bayswater nicely considering we couldn't actually see it until we were on top of it and home in the dark with just a head-lamp to stave off collisions. Looks like I have a job this weekend with the 12V system.Result
Numbawan on the night - a great way to start the series, and great way to introduce our new crew to sailing.
Beverage Report
As pointed out by one of our regular readers, the Beverage Report aka More For The Beer Than The Sailing was sorely lacking from the original post. To remedy that... read on...Tuatara Sauvinova a single hop ale using Nelson Sauvin hops, and delivered cold with and ABV of 5.2%. A quenching drop with a delightful bitter finish on an explosion of gooseberries and grapefruit flavours. Ensure you have a few lurking in the bilges - or better still in a bucket of ice near the skipper. Thank you Spudooli for your kind concern - and yes there may be a Heineken review any time soon.
Cheers, johnhs
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