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…
Yes, I know. It’s not Sunday it’s Saturday. But since tomorrow the Wembley SC organises the MRX and Firefly Open Meeting, I decided to race today. One of the other clubs at the Welsh Harp, BTYC, decided to “open” their Autumn Series to the other clubs in the Harp. So it’s the WHSA Autumn Series….
This morning, the weather was nice but not for sailing. There was hardly any wind and on top of that I was slightly late and as a result I didn’t rig Bubble properly. I forgot to put the clew strap. The clew strap holds the bottom rear corner of the sail onto the boom. On…
This morning I got up a bit late. I was supposed to meet Steven, Pete and Brent at the club to finish sorting out the club Lasers and maybe sail after the Merlin Rocket Open Meeting. As I was getting into my car, Steve called me. He was still at home and he said he…
Today, at Wembley we had a Merlin Rocket Team Racing event. Usually, I work on Saturdays, but I managed to swap it. Steve was supposed to be driving an umpire boat and I had decided to go to the club and see if they needed any help. If not, I could cruise in my Laser…