Roadford Nationals important

[Nigel]

Aldi has Wagyu beef burgers as a special today

May need some guidance on the burn part - not in my skillset

[neil]

Will do, thanks Alan. Is there still a snack van for lunches?

Snack van has not been used for a couple of years. Nearest food is from Lakeside Cafe on the other side of the lake.

[Pat]

Roadford is lovely today and we've had a nice sail. The pub in Bratton Clovelly is even further away than I remember - thought we'd got lost in the lanes!
Minisail (Dean) and Moth (Alan) here too. Looking forward to the weekend.

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[Ed]

Seicento radiator removed, new one bought and replaced.....so Family have transport.

Also sorted out friends diesel with issues, pulled off intercooler pipe and temp fix (superglue & tape). Busy day.

Now it's just mine to sort. Disco wheel off, hub out, axleshaft out, bearings drifted out. New parts bought. Just have to clean up old hub, replace new bearings and put it all back together.

Also have possibility of borrowing another Disco, which I might take up.

If all goes to plan hoping to come up after school tomorrow and give instant crewing lesson to keen 11 year old boy. All keep fingers crossed!

Now back in office working on IOM

later

eib

[nwylie]

Hi Alan and all

Sorry but we (the Wylies and N33) will not be at Roadford this weekend. Not as planned , my brother, John, had an eye op at short notice and cannot sail for several weeks, and I have a poor excuse of work. So have fun and .. until next year, Neil

[chris]

we'll miss you Neil and N33. Hope the eye recovers well.
Chris B

[Ed]

So.....New Radiator in Seicento...

Wheel bearing done on Disco....

all ready to go.....

Bloody thing won't start.

Diesel....how much can go wrong! Most probably the bloody spider thingy.

sure there is a bypass.

Not sure whether to soldier on for a bit more, or take offer of other car to borrow.

May be up shortly, or tomorrow morning.

eib

[Nessa]

We are just leaving.....6.30pm eta God only knows, some time after midnight.

[neil]

thanks to Alan for another cracking event and organising the excellent weather. Did anyone get on photos?

[Nigel]

Thanks also to Alan - particularly for the beer and barbeques

Will be back next year sans about 30lbs of metalwork on the boat (and hopefully a few lbs less from my waistline)

[chris]

Yes many thanks to Alan and also the race officer. You even organised perfect weather!

I'll do a write up for Y&Y etc, now. If someone could up on here at least one good photo I could use that would be great. thanks.

[sam mason]

Super weekend . Many thanks to all concerned. It was just like regattas used to be up to and including cake before we came home! Sally and I will be back next year when I will have to contrive a plan to deal with Moths and maybe Ospreys Again thanks to EVERYONE who helped make it what it was
Sam

[chris]

A.W suggested that if people who took part would care to write a few lines that could be part of an overall write-up then the result would encompass much more than just a single person's perspective. Sound a good idea so if anyone would like to contribute please write something on these pages below. Subjects might include: what its like to be at the front of the fleet ( not something I experienced! ). Something about boats you know about or amusing or irritating things that happened. etc..etc..


Lets see what we get!.....

[giles]

Thanks, Alan and your team for another lovely weekend at Roadford, we could have stayed all week!!
Kate actually admitted that she missed sailing Olwyn just a little. Perhaps the Hit may stay at home a little more.
Hope to see you all soon.

Giles

[Obscured by clouds]

Enjoyed an excellent w/e with you all. Even the mega-capsize did'nt dampen things!

Thanks must go to Alan for organising it all at his end and the rest of the crew for getting us on [and out] of the water.

Also a big thanks for the choc brownies and flapjacks to Kate

I have a few phots which will endevour to get online asap