Fluky Wednesday

Today I left the office later than usual and I was worried that I would be late. Fortunately though, I managed to avoid traffic. I picked up David from his work and with our shared knowledge of shortcuts, we managed to get there early. The wind today was supposed to be at around 6-7 knots….



Invitation Trophies

Today was the Invitation Trophies race. This day last year, I went home with a prize. So, I somehow felt OK about today. The format was 3 races, 1 discard but the wind didn’t really help us. There was light wind and made things quite difficult. On the first race there was a bit of…



Good Upwind, Bad Downwind

Wednesday today, time for the mid-week weekend. Although I left the office slightly late and I picked up David from his work, to go together to the club, we managed to arrive nice and early. There wasn’t much wind, but I expected it to pick up later on. I rigged Bubble and went to change….



Where is The Wind?

A Day tomorrow, so we cannot sail. Therefore, I decided to sail today. The forecast was for light winds, but I thought I’d go. I was a bit busy in the morning, so I didn’t know if I would arrive in time for the first race. I arrived and rigged in time, but the wind…



Steady Wind at Last!

Mini-weekend tonight, as we like to call the Wednesday evenings at Wembley, and the forecast was for 9-10 knots southerly wind. I arrived at the Harp with plenty of time. I rigged Bubble and since everything was wet since last Sunday, I left her rigged, so the sail would dry in the wind. I went…