Today we raced at the Deben Laser Open. Me, Steve and Liam packed our Lasers on a trailer (thanks David), and drove to Woodbridge which is a little town by the river Deben. I wanted to race against some other sailors that I don’t usually race against just to see how good, or bad, I…

Today, I went to the club quite early. There was a nice wind, quite steady, not very gusty and I quite enjoyed it. I went to the club quite early and I had plenty of time to have chat with Steve and rig my boat. I had to help a new member rig his boat…

If you don’t have a boat, buy one! No, really, if you are into dinghy racing or even just sailing and you don’t already own a boat, go buy one now. Today I felt so comfortable in my Laser, that made the whole thing feel so much better. I know that it’s mainly psychological but…

Today, I was hoping for a dry day so I could put my new tell-tales on the sail. My prayers were heard and with Brent’s help I managed to put three pairs of tell-tales, above the sail “window”. Next time I will put two more pairs at the luff of the sail in line with…

This morning I arrived at the club and it was already raining. Steve called me to ask if we are sailing and I said yes, so he came within 20 minutes. We rigged and went out. It was quite windy and wet. At the start, although I went to the line in time, I didn’t…