Month: June 2006

WINDensday

Announcement: This morning the postman delivered a book, for me, from Amazon, that I haven’t ordered. I am trying to find out who sent it, so I can thank him/her. If by any chance it’s you please let me know so I can stop searching. Thank you very much, I am sure I will find…



Laser Open at WSC

Yesterday was my birthday. 32 years old! I am getting older and wiser! I had invited dome friends in the afternoon for a BBQ that lasted until the evening and then we went to a Restaurant to meet some more friends. As a result, I didn’t go to bed until 02:30 in the morning. I…



Wind, Swim and Rescue

Too many things happened today. The day seemed to be good with a nice breeze. I arrived at the club early, and it was decided that I would sail the new (recently bought, second-hand) red Laser. I rigged it and I realised that it didn’t have a ratchet block like most have but it had…



Race, Duty and Teaching

This morning I arrived nice and early at the club. The wind seemed to be better than yesterday, but still not great. I rigged a Laser and launched. There were some delays with the committee boat so I had plenty of time and I was relaxed and not stressed. I was going to towards the…



Laser Training

Today was Laser training day. The wind was not strong enough so it seemed quite bad. We arrived early at the club, rigged the boats and were told about rigging and sail setting. We had a drink hoping that the wind would pick up and then we went out. We did some practice starts and…