annageek
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We won! 
To everyone else, let me explain:
We'd spent the night at anchor at Osborne Bay (again) among all the yachts that had rocked up for the Round The Island race - we were the only mobo to about 30 yachts! We stayed until all the yachts were coming back in the afternoon, then left and followed the racers across the line. It was a great time out, and watching the RTI boats was awesome! We've always missed it in previous years due to boat issues, so really pleased we finally get to see the madness!
On the way back, we were sort of accidentally involved in a race with a Sealine S41 around Bramble Bank and all of the way down Southampton Water. It wan't a real race, but as we tried to overtake, it became evident that they had cottoned on and didn't want us knocking their pride in our little 19' Fletcher! Anyway, trying to maintain 30+kts through the Solent chop off Calshot lead to one hell of a wet ride! Wicked good fun though, even if I, and everything I had on board with me is still a bit soggy!
To everyone else, let me explain:
We'd spent the night at anchor at Osborne Bay (again) among all the yachts that had rocked up for the Round The Island race - we were the only mobo to about 30 yachts! We stayed until all the yachts were coming back in the afternoon, then left and followed the racers across the line. It was a great time out, and watching the RTI boats was awesome! We've always missed it in previous years due to boat issues, so really pleased we finally get to see the madness!
On the way back, we were sort of accidentally involved in a race with a Sealine S41 around Bramble Bank and all of the way down Southampton Water. It wan't a real race, but as we tried to overtake, it became evident that they had cottoned on and didn't want us knocking their pride in our little 19' Fletcher! Anyway, trying to maintain 30+kts through the Solent chop off Calshot lead to one hell of a wet ride! Wicked good fun though, even if I, and everything I had on board with me is still a bit soggy!
