Why we do it....

[flaming]

Although I'm new to race boat ownership, I've been racing for a long time... Every year there is a long off season, and with ownership this comes with large bills... Mooring fees, maintenance, new sails.. etc etc

I've found it quite demoralising to pay all the bills in the 1st 3 months of the year, a time when the weather is crap and the boat sits on the hard collecting leaves.

Then the season starts, and you get out there... And on that day where you get the perfect combination of wind, sun, good crew, good competition and a good race officer... Suddenly it's all worth it, and you remember to stop counting the cost in pounds, and start counting the benefit in smiles.
This weekend was one such day. Even if my hat looks like an upturned plant pot.

 

[doris]

Is that 7 up with 5 ladies. An equal opportunities boat, excellent

 

[flaming]

Is that 7 up with 5 ladies. An equal opportunities boat, excellent

9 with 5 ladies, main and tactician out of shot... But yes, we normally have fairly even numbers. Dartmouth last year was only 2 blokes. Our ladies are seriously talented sailors!

 

[Bouba]

They are having the Olympic trials down the road in Hyeres at the moment....lots of seriously looking fit young women about

 

[michael_w]

Don't you get awfully hot in the sun with those black oilskins? Not much help either, if you fell off at night.

 

[ridgy]

What boat?

 

[flaming]

Don't you get awfully hot in the sun with those black oilskins? Not much help either, if you fell off at night.

I have never found "being too hot" to be an issue racing in the Solent....

 

[flaming]

What boat?

JPK 1010

 

[ridgy]

JPK 1010

Very nice.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We saw you all setting off, the gun went as we walked the last few feet of Baring road, behind the Squadron. Couldn’t spot ypu from there to wave.

 

[flaming]

We saw you all setting off, the gun went as we walked the last few feet of Baring road, behind the Squadron. Couldn’t spot ypu from there to wave.

We weren't racing from the squadron line, just had Prince Consort as one mark. We were off a committee boat that spent the day anchored just SE of the Bramble post.

A course that crossed the Brambles 3 times absent our regular tac/nav was a little more stressful than ideal!

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We weren't racing from the squadron line, just had Prince Consort as one mark. We were off a committee boat that spent the day anchored just SE of the Bramble post.

A course that crossed the Brambles 3 times absent our regular tac/nav was a little more stressful than ideal!

You needed an XOD veteran tactician on board.

 

[Bouba]

9 with 5 ladies, main and tactician out of shot... But yes, we normally have fairly even numbers. Dartmouth last year was only 2 blokes. Our ladies are seriously talented sailors!

How much do you charge all those passengers

 

[Daydream believer]

5 Ladies? Why 5? Surely 2 are enough to make the sandwiches & pass the beers up.

 

[michael_w]

Shame on you, DB the neanderthal.

 

[Daydream believer]

Shame on you, DB the neanderthal.

Oh come on. Do you want to spend £50 on having your nails done, then get them stuck in a winch.
If they want to get active, they can pack the kite. Tell em its practice for packing hubby's shirts.

 

[flaming]

Oh come on. Do you want to spend £50 on having your nails done then get them stuck in a winch

lol. Come try and beat these ladies in a race, then feel free to make jokes like that to their faces…

 

[Bouba]

lol. Come try and beat these ladies in a race, then feel free to make jokes like that to their faces…

I would be amazed if Daydreamer could talk to girls

 

[Daydream believer]

I would be amazed if Daydreamer could talk to girls

Not true. I make a point of saying hello to the checkout girl

 

[Bouba]

Not true. I make a point of saying hello to the checkout girl

I hate it when I’m in the checkout queue and the people ahead of me are all old men trying to chat her up