Author: jollysailor

Report to follow, in the meantime here is proof that we still have a lake.

Frostbite 13 – Racing Pictures View photos    Download all You are invited to view Tracey’s album. This album has 11 files.

For those who are missing the race today, here is what happened last week…
 
The members at Reading Sailing Club never seem to be happy with the weather. Either it’s too cold or too windy.  So eight very brave sailors took to the water not knowing what was going to happen to the them. Only Adrian had his full rig, he was determined to not be out shone by the nasty wind.
 
The start was quite exciting, Dave Lomas was very pleased with his new sail.  Unfortunately I sensed it was going to get dirty and I think he did too. Yes almost on cue he capzised and even Paul in his Europe was having problems. He lost control of his boat but managed to regain it before he too dunked into the drink!
 
The starting horn went, straight away the sailors were having problems. When they managed to master the first mark, they had a very tricky leg downwind. The S.O.O.D. was having fun at the sailors’ expense, he was seen to have a grin on his face. A few of the sailors were inspecting the bottom of their boats, even Jon was seen to be doing a very good impression of a salmon jumping over his boat onto his daggered board.
 
Only 4 of the 8 managed to finish the race so they deserve to be mentioned on here.
 
1st – Jon ” the Salmon ”  Clay    2nd – Steve    3rd – Adrian       4th  –  Dave.
 
 

Frostbite 9 – 27th Jan – Racing Pictures View photos    Download all You are invited to view Tracey’s album. This album has 14 files.

Anybody who wanted to race had to wade through the post flood mud and claw through the ice to rig their boat. Deep joy. Still a dozen intrepid ( is that the word ?) souls took to the water.  The OOd team kept them guessing the course until, well , a bit after the last minute. Maybe they where trying to remember how to actually do a race, it’s been so long waiting for the water to fall.

The gentle easterly breeze was never going to cause much of an adrenaline rush, and any white knuckles where purely a product of the wind chill.   A bit of close quarter jostling and the race got off with  Clay jnr & snr chasing Chris up the lake  and down the interminable rum to buoy 2.

Paul and Neville teamed up in the Ent but too much Xmas turkey meant they couldn’t hold off planing Laser jockeys like Mark on the reaches. Steve and Lynn got in some kite flying but their cunning plan of shortcutting the course didn’t go unoticed earning them a DSQ.  Steve consoled himself with some short dated mince pies in the galley, but Lynn went home to huddle up to a hot water bottle and thaw out her hands. So Steve ate her pie too. And her soup !

Might have to break the ice if you want to sail on Sunday.