bitbaltic
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Just sent off my entry for the Holms Race, 12 Sept. Crew looking forward to it although we will be at the Corinthian end of the spectrum. Who else is in?
That seems rather odd if it's really true. I certainly didn't know about it. I just phoned up well in advance (knowing that lock-out slots would be at a premium) and asked for the time I wanted.
I'll try to remember to ask when I'm down at the marina tomorrow. If they confirm that's the case, I'll politely suggest that it's not fair to visiting boats. Though do remember that Portishead marina and Portishead Cruising Club are two entirely different entities.
Put our entry form in at the end of last week. It'll be our first Holms Race (and only the third time I've raced the boat), so I guess it's our turn to make everybody else look good
Making the rest look good is our job. it's the boat's first race of any kind
We're in Portishead now. We came for a weekend cruise but have discovered the strategy issue re. Booking a lock-out for the race. You need to book a decent lock-out time from the marina in order to avoid either jilling around for hours before or starting later than your target time.... And of course you can't book the lock until your boat is in the marina already. So the local boats have the plum slots already sown up! Good thing we came this weekend, we have booked a decent slot but we have to leave the boat here all week now in order to keep it. Our original plan was to go home today and sail back on the Friday night before the race, but that risks getting us a rubbish lock-out slot.
Can't help thinking that if you don't have this little but of 'local knowledge' you are at something of a disadvantage and that would apply to many first timers not from Portishead.
It did turn out to be a little bit on the lively side :ambivalence:
Suppose there's always next year.....
They were. One of the PCC boats, off Flatholm Cut the wreckage away with bolt cutters and motored back to Portishead.