New Boat Arrives

This weekend saw Rutland Sailing Club's lawn littered with skiffs, one of them being our newly purchased boat. We've been eagerly anticipating our new boat and the challenges it will throw at us.


The morning was spent being shown around the boat by the previous owner, Mason Woodworth, and generally acting like small boys on Christmas morning. After refuelling on coffee and bacon sandwiches, we got changed waiting for the opportune moment to get out in the breezy conditions. Unfortunately, the wind stayed above sensible sailing conditions, so we packed up anxious to get out for Sunday. 

Unfortunately the Carsington Skiff and Pica that joined us on Saturday could not make the second day, but we got out nonetheless still on the smaller No2 rig. We had some issues dealing with the extra power in the square top rig we weren't used to, and binned it in the first bear-away with our first ever pitchpole in a skiff. 


Quote from Mark "I'm experiencing a new type of cold right now". Although tired from alot of capsizing, we were encouraged to go for just one kite run. 

Needless to say, it was breathtaking for all of us. We realised there was a reason our rig was nicknamed 'The Weapon'. We got the boat ashore and derigged before a well deserved pint in the bar to plan how we can tame this beast. Ant has put together a few good shots of the first sail: