FLING REGATTA -+1/2/3 Feb 2013

FRIDAY: First race was a race starting at 5pm on the Friday evening.. Winds were just over 20 knots at the start but quickly built with the highest wind reading during the race of 37knots... We sailed a conservative race using the spinnaker most of the time.. clocking up a top speed of around 15knots.. SATURDAY: Winds were over the 30's in the harbour, race orginzers opted to try and set a course in the lee of the mountain hoping for a Westerly.. Unfortunately this made for tricky flukey conditions but kept the yachts out of the 40 something breeze on the bay.. We struggled in the light winds and choppy seas. SUNDAY: THis time it was blowing hard and again opted to sail in the Granger BAy area where there was a 20-30 knots breeze blowing. We sailed conservatily.. Albeit on the last leg we made a mistake and caused a bit of damage.. All in all, a very heavy wind regatta.. In these conditions sailing gainst the 40 footers in the same class makes no sense.. as we quickly lose range with them. Aboard were: Dale, IAn, Phillipa, Kenwyn, Petrie, Michael and Heidi, Steve White.