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So after a lot of work and co-ordination ... pushing City Council ... meetings and planning .... it all vcame together ... so much so that I've been asked to look for MORE events for our town !
25 yachts made it up to Ventspils on the Klaipeda - Ventspils leg of the 5 leg Baltic Race. Weather was pretty awful with rain and strong winds ... but last day it dawned sunny and brisk for a gtreat start to the last leg ...
So I had got the Town Quay for them ... HM did fantastic job ... Town Council laid on entertainment and hosted a pretty good party in the Castle ...
(Please note that waether when early photos were taken was rain and grey !!)
Start Day for last leg ... Parade of Sail to be had and then its' lay start buoys - get on with the race ...
Yours truly on fantail of "next yacht" .... 60ft Schooner ! used as Start line cmttee boat...
Race Director and I sorting out start line ... traditional methods of course !
OI !! Not so b*****y close mate !! They do cut it fine !!
So now it's start work for next years event ... hoping to make a Pan Baltic job ... with other hbrs taking turns to host a Parade of sail type ..... this racing lark tears yer hair out !!
25 yachts made it up to Ventspils on the Klaipeda - Ventspils leg of the 5 leg Baltic Race. Weather was pretty awful with rain and strong winds ... but last day it dawned sunny and brisk for a gtreat start to the last leg ...
So I had got the Town Quay for them ... HM did fantastic job ... Town Council laid on entertainment and hosted a pretty good party in the Castle ...



(Please note that waether when early photos were taken was rain and grey !!)

Start Day for last leg ... Parade of Sail to be had and then its' lay start buoys - get on with the race ...

Yours truly on fantail of "next yacht" .... 60ft Schooner ! used as Start line cmttee boat...

Race Director and I sorting out start line ... traditional methods of course !

OI !! Not so b*****y close mate !! They do cut it fine !!


So now it's start work for next years event ... hoping to make a Pan Baltic job ... with other hbrs taking turns to host a Parade of sail type ..... this racing lark tears yer hair out !!