We are sailing



Hunts Sailing Club in St Ives had an open day today, and Paul and I went along. The pic shows Paul returning to dry land from a turn out in the Fireball (in the middle). I had a longer go than him, helming the Fireball most of the time, which was fun as it's bigger than anything I used to sail, with far too many sails, and had a centre main which made for a few tiny yet confusing differences! The wind was fairly gentle but somewhat erratic, which put me off taking a Topper (the ones to the sides) out by myself - coming back to the boathouse against a very weak and changing wind wasn't pleasant, and I felt too out of practice to manage it reliably. Still, I had lots of fun :-)