Spring series 2

5th april 09
a force 3 was forcast but certainly was not evident.
clive stracey was welcomed aboard to crew as dave was busy working.
we launched about 30 mins before the start to pratice our tacks as clive is really tall and would struggle to get under the boom. after a few goes in little wind we were happy. the race was delayed for a while and when it did there was no wind. we crossed the line eventually at the same time as the last boats off. we made mark one in 45 minutes!!. once around the wind did pick up nicely and we then worked our way thru the fleet. the chem and groom spitfire was out front and then all the d18's. i managed to get upto martin(d18) but knew i had lost on handicap big time. we finnished ahead of him and we were glad it was over. clive was pleased he had crewed for me and me the same that he had. no doubt we finnished last on handicap but who cares we were there at least. and thats what counts !!