Rock and Roll Sailing ! F3/4, SE
Written LIVE!
7pm- BEEP! Line clear!
Geoff Dixon in z54 started the committee boat end and is being pushed up to the first mark, LT (P)
The other 4 boats proceeded to the ‘esilator’
They are tacking up the channel! Powering through the waves!
They are Rounding Lymington on Port - each with a clear lead in each other following each other like ducklings around the first mark weaving through the carrier lights.
19:16 - the first boat rounds LT .. but they are taking time to get their kite up. It’s z74!
It’s close racing tonight they all round the first mark in just 1min.
They are racing down wind, spinnakers flying 74,78,54,79 followed by 77 who looks to be struggling with the spinnaker - (apparently they were having a ‘fiasco’! )
74 jibes - hoping to be swept down the kB.
78 Jibes a few mins later…
19:26
74 looks very far ahead now.
19:27
74 rounds less than 90secs splits the fleet!
Followed by 78,79,77,54
The strong east tide making the laid Mark difficult to make!
19:30
74 rounds and joints his kite for a short run back down to kB! 74 Drops, jibes and rounds kB. 78 follows! 79,77,54. The double mini sausage making them dizzy!
42 mins into the race:
And they finished with a final beat to Suffolk sails 74,78,79,77,54 - all within 90seconds of each other !
Safe to say the rock and roll sailing made for some soggy sailors but it was flat by the time they finished so I don’t know why we’re complaining
Z70, committee boat. MC
