Final day at Calshot

The last day was a breeze on day. We knew that a few finshes would see us overtake KKT to get an overall third as they did not race on Monday. After a bit of hesitation, we made it out, to find the boat come alive in the bouncey Solent conditions. The first race we managed to start on time, which was a first for the weekend, and made the top mark trailing the carsington boat. Until the last upwind, we were a touch ahead of the red boat until a bad call on the layline saw us letting them past and finishing a few boat lengths ahead.

The second race, we were constantly swapping places with Carsington once again, but were content with a fifth place knowing we just needed finshes to secure a third. However, the close racing came to an end when a non-commital gybe saw us going for our first dip of the weekend.


The last race was cancelled, due to the increasing wind, and all the boats head in through the choppy reach to derig and prepare for the long drive to Calshot. The boy was packed up and after a fish and chips, we hit the road on the way to Dover.

A video of the weekend has been posted on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NDDLKW7Y_8