wind was forcast f4 dropping to f3.
when i arrived it was anything but. white horses in the bay and 20knts at times.
clive stracey was crewing today and we decided we would wait to see if the wind dropped or the white horses. at the last minute we launced in 15knts of wind.
we decided to go right from launching BIG MISTAKE.
low tide and not alot of wind where we were proved fatal as the rudders hit the low lying rocks.
i tried to redo the right rudder but to no avail. we ended up near the old pier and u guessed we went thru, how the hell we never trashed mutley i do not know. we made it and then we had to avoid the new pier. we did and got underway. we cleared the fishing boats and i had another go at re doing the rudder. we couldnt so i had to make my way back to shore, in the process i lost my watch. oh well it only cost £65 !!!!
we got back safe and had a beer to drown our sorrows.
clive was dissappointed as the wind did indeed drop and turned out nice.
i learned from this alot but it wont make up for missing a race when series pts were vital.
life goes on !!
RUDDER adjustments made and fixed ready for sp5
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