"Catch the wind, see us spin Sail away leave today Way up high in the sky, hey, whoa But the wind won't blow You really shouldn't go It only goes to show That you will be mine By takin' our time, ooh" do doo doobie dooo, ....oooooh the post match beer was going to [...]
SECTION A. RIGHT OF WAY. (what has this got to do with freedom? where's my sovereignty? Is sovereignty the same as freedom? did we vote?) A boat has right of way over another boat when the other boat is required to keep clear of her. Rule 10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS. When boats are on [...]
And now for something completly different: Free. adjective Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another. "I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free" not or no longer confined or imprisoned. "the researchers set the birds free" synonyms: on the loose, [...]
Lanes... In one design racing clean wind is pretty much the thing to find, getting a clear lane as we say. Being on the line gives you the first oppotunity for a clean breeze. If you are buried then looking to find a way out into cleaner breeze can make the difference to your [...]
Do you garden? Own an allotment? You find people offer you plants that you think you might want, but really they are just getting rid of a plant they can't control. So it came to the squibs; Matt had crewed a few times for a local owner David, at at Haven Ports Yacht Club. [...]
Early Spring 4.....it's hard to write anything for this as due to fitting out a Squib for the East Coast Championships this coming weekend (and protecting a failing spine) we were unable to get to the start line. It seems the horizontal rain and then sunshine and no wind, rain, sun, wind, no wind. [...]
From the The Racing Rules of Sailing Fundamental rules 2. FAIR SAILING A boat and her owner shall compete in compliance with recognized principles of sportsmanship and fair play. A boat may be penalised under this rule only if it is clearly established that these principles have been violated. The penalty shall be either [...]
It takes one day to strip every rope and every fitting from a Merlin rocket. "Why would you do that?" You ask. At 2100 hrs the night before launching with drill in my hand, a broken drill bit in my finger....I wondered the same thing. The simple maths is. One day to remove all [...]
Is it? Well the guys at the front make it look easy, how do they do that? Parkstone yacht club held the Merlin Rocket silver tiller last weekend, a conversation over a beer at Cowes week led me to ask my brother to helm a Merlin for my ex. crew Matt, so we could [...]
The all comers Centenary Bowl at Aldeburgh Yacht Club is a legendary trophy. The trophy is awarded after a race which must be "challenging" and the winner must "fill the bowl with brandy until the fellow members are satisfied, otherwise they will be disqualified" . Sounds like my sort of trophy! Open to dinghies, [...]
