Year: 2006

Strong Winds & Winter Swimming

The forecast for today had been really good. I was really looking forward to it. I re-rigged Bubble yesterday, I have a new XD kicker and a new watch with a countdown timer that is more than enough for sailing. It was supposed to be windy, but it turned out to be even windier. The…



New Kicker for Bubble

Today I went to the club to race, but I ended up sorting out Bubble instead. I was late for the first race, so I thought I would sort out the rigging and it took longer than expected, so I didn’t race. This week I got a new XD Kicker from Ebay. It cost me…



Good Forecast, Bad Weather

The forecast for today was 20-25 knots wind. It turned out that it wasn’t as exciting and on top of that it rained. Most people were slightly late due to last night’s drinking. I wasn’t that bad, but still not in a great mood after yesterday’s news. I arrived at the club early enough to…



Sailing and Laying Up Supper

I was sailing today because it was supposed to be nice and windy. Not that it wasn’t but the forecast changed during the week, but the excitement remained. It was a bit windy and cold. Before racing, I finished rigging Bubble’s cunningham and outhaul with the new XD Power Pack I got from Ben last…



Bubble’s X-Mas Gift

Today, it wasn’t a great day. Nothing exciting really on the racing front. In the morning the wind was quite light and I hadn’t managed to set my sail properly. My control lines didn’t seem to be working properly so I didn’t finish. I went in because it was pointless. I was not making any…