Month: October 2006

Turn the Fans Back On!

I was hoping that today there would be more wind than yesterday. Unfortunately it was less. On top of that on the first race, half of the fleet followed one course, the other half another course. It turned out that the race officer changed the course half way through the start sequence. It was a…



Saturday Sailing Again

Lydia is working nights these days, so I thought I could go sailing today. The wind looked good and it felt a bit chilly. Therefore, I decided to wear my shorty wetsuit and the spray top that borrowed from Steve. I didn’t have problem with the weather, but somehow I managed to mess up my…



RS200 Open

Today was the RS200 Open Meeting at WSC. I had offered to record the whole thing with the club’s camcorder. Steve came and drove the powerboat for me and altough the weather was not that great, I think we have some good footage. I will capture (transfer) the video to the computer, edit it and…



Chaos & Mayhem

Tomorrow is the RS200 Open Meeting at WSC, therefore I decided to race today, again, in the WHSA Autumn Series. As usual, 2 races back to back, break for tea and then one more race. Today, although I left home early, there was too much traffic on the roads in the area. I was planning…



Safety Boat Duty

Today was the MRX & Firefly Open Meeting. At the Welsh Harp we class the race days as A, B and C. On A days no other craft is allowed until after racing. On B days, no other racing is allowed. On C days other racing is allowed but the C event has priority and…