A stiff breeze with clear blue skies, combined with not having to go to work - great! Throw in a bunch of friends and a full cooler - greater!
A course was set, and racing got underway by noon with the 105’s leading off. Unfortunately one of the three boats broke down so that was the end of their racing day. The J24’s got going - all with blade jibs in the 19-25 knots and short chop. Gripper was doing well at the top mark but a bad hoist put them back a few places. Siren and Sadiiqi capitalised and finished in that order. Race two and Sadiiqi was lurking down at the pin - the fleet didn’t let them get away with a port start there, but after ducking a couple of boats they headed the right way quickly and couldn’t be caught. Race 3 - carnage. Jezebell with their spangly new paint job got right in the mix of things - boats were tacking, ducking, swerving - how she didn’t end up with a gree, grey and gold stripe - the luck of the irish!
Great day of racing - Gripper, Sadiiqi and Siren were the top 3 boats. Solaise a little off the pace as they forgot how to rig the chute twice, and the skipper prepared at any moment to dash off to the hospital to be present as the latest J24 member appeared (they do appear don’t they?).
Great day’s racing…..
