Bala Cruiser Meet to sail Lake BALA

Always an early start 0700 on the road. good trip but very misty, Bala was very misty as well. met with John Malone who was doing a shipmaster meet. rib was loaded ready to go to Black Magic also armed with my old cover to put over the new one. the cover was filthy , all cleaned and cover took ashore to make a better job. NIc arrived and then Rob Hyde so we had 3 luggers total and then howard on his sailfish 18 by the time we got going it was 1200, the wind was light but supposed to build later in the day a good north east we went downwind and eventually the rain appeared but light. at the weather mark the wind was good , myself and nic made it to the water sports centre down the bottom on the hour we reached across and took pics waiting for the others howard and rob turned up then we headed back me saying the trip back was going to be fun. 18 tacks later Howard got back first followed by me then Rob and nic was behind because of a family lunch at LLnagower. a few drinks in the bar later and everyone agreed it was a good sail. on the way home it rained and got dark quick . sailing time 3h approx

Photo on Cara o Menai during Aberaeron regaatta 2022

Boat update Sept 4th 2023

My plan and ambition was always to have a corribee, in 2021 i sailed with Andy Beetz down the bottom end of Bala lake and he and stuart were cruising i was on my dart15, i always said to Andy if he sold GOOSE i would try to buy it. its now for sale and back in Smugglers cove boat yard, where i was thinking of putting Black Magic. so i have advertised Black Magic to see if i can seel and then i can bring GOOSE back to Bala fingers crossed im not going to loose sleep over it if it happens it happens tbh wrong end of season to sell boats its on Facebook market only.