{"id":507,"date":"2014-05-12T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2014\/05\/12\/pink-fleet-and-pirates\/"},"modified":"2014-05-12T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T10:58:00","slug":"pink-fleet-and-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2014\/05\/12\/pink-fleet-and-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Fleet and Pirates."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong><span style=\"color: magenta;font-size: small\">Despite the very strong winds several  pinkies arrived hoping for a race&#8230;..Monica cooked the breakfast, Dean got the  safety boats out, but only 2 brave souls took to the water, Ian in his RS  Vision, crewed by Mark. Gary tried to rig his Laser, but could not get his mast  up in the strong breeze so gave up. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: magenta;font-size: small\">Pat teamed up with Dean in the power  boat and Monica set a  short course. All went well for a couple of laps  then a particularly strong gust came through putting Ian and Mark in the water  with their mast firmly stuck in the mud. Richard and Brian took to the water to  help with the rescue, towing them back in as sadly Ian had lost his  rudder&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: magenta;font-size: small\">Once everyone was safely ashore and  warmed up, it was agreed by all that it had been a good practice session for  rescuing a &#8216;stuc&#8217;k boat &#8211; while Ian and Mark had enjoyed their sail \/  survival!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: magenta;font-size: small\"><\/span><\/strong> <\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: blue;font-size: small\">The wind dropped slightly so Gary and  Carole ventured out to watch over Louis and Ryhs in their Topper, after getting  stuck in the trees they then enjoyed a great sail. The other hardy Pirates went  out in the safety boats and had fun with a surf board close to the slipway. Our  commodore gave us a splendid exhibition in Grace&#8217;s Topper, as did Gay in  his&#8230;.!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: blue;font-size: small\">A very wet and cold Gary and Carole came  ashore and we were all fortified with the <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: blue;font-size: small\">usual Pirates hot  chocolate!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: blue;font-size: small\">But the highlight of the day was  undoubtedly the arrival of Tracey&#8217;s new Comet Walter, all bright and shiny&#8230;..a  very excited Tracey watched it being put together, but she decided to wait  for a calmer day to launch it for the first time with a bottle of bubbly! <\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: blue\"><\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/redir?resid=3A11F1B55C7612B9!289&amp;authkey=!APXRSh7iFV2meUM&amp;ithint=folder%2C.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PICS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the very strong winds several pinkies arrived hoping for a race&#8230;..Monica cooked the breakfast, Dean got the safety boats out, but only 2 brave souls took to the water, Ian in his RS Vision, crewed by Mark. Gary tried to rig his Laser, but could not get his mast up in the strong breeze so gave up. 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