Shearwater next!

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roger
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Re: Shearwater next!

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Rupert,

!st race is normally 11.00 but Pat and Sandy are always late!!

Unfortunately Longleat are very strict about canoes etc so there is no way P can use it

Sorry Rog
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Rupert
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Thanks Rog - thats why thought I'd better ask...

Maybe the Puffin, then, if time allows!
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Re: Shearwater next!

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We've an Albacore spare if needed. Can hitch it on just in case - it's ready to tow and the Merlin's already there.
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Thanks Pat - I'll ask Kathryn when she gets home. The kids are up for it - all 4 of us will be able to race together in an Applecore - they are yacht sized by our standards!
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Hi Pat,

If it isn't too late, yes please to the offer of the Albacore. We're not sure what we are doing after the event, so not having a boat behind the car would be very useful indeed.
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That's fine, just got to tighten the straps and hook it up.
Now to get some butter for cakes...
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The Whelan Family had great fun today, thanks Shearwater, Sandy and Pat!
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Thanks to Jack, Marianne Tony and the rest of Shearwater team. Lovely to see you all again and reminding me how frustrating SW is.
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was lovely to gatch up with everyone after such a long break
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Mark it was very good to see you. Hope your feeling fitter soon.
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Happy snaps of yesterday on photobucket, hope the link works, havn't done this before :?

http://s673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96 ... cat_album/



Yes it does, appologies for flowery bits at the end.
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It works and great pics.

Did not catch that swirly bit of wind in the middle though......hurumph! :wink:

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chris
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Thanks for the lovely photos Meryl.

Here's a report of the day...

The day before suffered torrential rain, the day after was very wet and stormy too but the CVRDA open event at Sheawater on the Longleat estate in Wiltshire found a gap in the weather and the fifteen boats sailing were treated to three races under a dry but overcast sky with light, perhaps fickle, winds. It was great to see a good turnout for this popular event with visitors coming from Suffolk, London, The Cotwolds, Bristol, Swindon and elsewhere. Not only were there several new faces (and boats of course) but it was very encouraging seeing five school-age people representing the next generation either crewing or helming. A Unit, a Marauder, and a Mercury represented the less familiar classes.

There were no Vintage Wing boats this time but the Classic and Old Wings were equally represented. All boats raced together and a pattern developed of a few managing to get away and find some clean air leaving a group striving to get clear from each other. The British Moth, sailed by Roger Witts in his first CVRDA event, made a good start and developed a unbeatable lead to become the overall winner. Rupert in a borrowed Albacore chased the Moth to be second. I was sailing Merlin 507 and lying third on the water in the first race with quite a gap behind until I followed a breeze that led me straight into a hole and I had to watch as at least the next five or six boats reached the last mark ahead of me and reached the line as I was still rounding the mark. On handicap I was well down the fleet for the first result. At least I didn’t make that mistake in the next two races. The next two races followed a similar pattern with a leading group getting well clear to make it to the finishing line. Average laps were used especially in the last race as the wind was falling right away towards the end of the day.

With no mishaps or gear failure – other than a lost bung flooding the tank of one boat causing a retirement, the day ended with a plentiful supply of tea and cakes before the prize giving took place.


Thank you to all the visitors and club members for coming to this small but beautiful location and making a very enjoyable day’s racing.
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My thanks to all concerned for club hospitality, racing, pictures and report, and remaining nameless in the lost bung saga.

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No problem Peter. I won't tell a unitary soul.
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