Monday, August 28, 2017

Double handed Race 26 August 2017

With a few adjustments on the boat... Yolo set out for another Double handed race... With an obvious SE line forming it was a matter of time before the line would fill in over the start area.... Yolo got a fair start and held in with the faster boats... rounding the first mark in first place, immediately hoisting the kite and set in for a long downwind leg... Wind was less then expected on this leg with the odd puff but nothing too strong. Only one other boat in Yolo's class put up a Assym for 2/3 of the leg... Yolo managed to get to the leeward mark just ahead of this boat.... with a good strike and rounding settled down for a good beat to Milnerton.. This boat quickly passed Yolo and the race was on.. with them pulling out good distance on the next two legs. Sailing was comfortable... waves weren't too big.. and the biggest gusts were around 25 knots during the race, with the average around 19 knots. So it was good sailing on the water. Yolo ended up second over the line and first on corrected time..

WORK COMPLETE 25 August 2017

All work completed on time. Boat relaunched. Unfortunately we could not get new decals made up in time.. so top sides were just polished. Thanks to Diving and Yachting services who took care of the boat while on the hard and did all the work.

Monday, August 21, 2017

ANNUAL HAUL OUT 21 August 2017

With the Season almost upon us, Yolo is being hauled out of the water for a few days, the following tasks will be attended to: -Bottom cleaned, prepared and antifouled -New Anodes fitted -New Propeller Fitted -Decals removed and hull buffed -Rudder switch -Fit B&G Vulcan. All things going to plan, the boat should be back in the water later in the week.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Sat 12th August

With Lipton Cup around the corner, RCYC has asked all the boats moored in the front of the club to relocate temporary to the Cape Grace in the V&A in order to make room for the Lipton boats and to give them some profile. Thus the boat was motored around to the V&A and moored there for likely the next two week. Dale was assisted by Tony C and Marc B.