Today I was expecting moderate wind just over 10 knots. So I woke up in the morning and it seemed there was no wind. When I arrived at the Harp, it looked more windy and the it was picking up. I started rigging and I could see more and more Laser sailors getting ready. Zoe…

I was expecting a nice wind today, but it was shifty and gusty too and I hated it. Mike, Steve and Brent were away to the the Bury Lake Young Mariners Laser Open, so competition would be lower. I didn’t really like it because we were just 5 of us for the first race. I…

Today was the first day of the Dinghy Show. I had offered to “man” the WHSA stand representing, obviously, Wembley Sailing Club. It was the my first time at the Dinghy Show and I enjoyed it. I went there with Pete and later on we saw Liam and Brent. At around 2 o’ clock, Steve…

Today I was on safety boat duty. I took my camera with me to take some photos. The wind was just over 10 knots, so there were no dramatic life saving scenes worth writing about. It was a bit fluky, though and pissed people off. After the races I rigged Bubble to take her out…

Today I was expecting medium winds. I went to the club in the morning, rigged Bubble and went out for the first start. Then I realised that I had forgotten my watch. My start wasn’t great. At some point I thought we were about a minute from the gun and when I asked I was…