Delivery CT to Simonstown 9 September 2019

On Sunday 9th September, Ian and Cath delivered Yolo around the point to Simons Town where she will stay until the Mossel Bay Race.

We cast off at RCYC at 7:10am. It was a fairly average day for a delivery with a South Westerly wind between 2-8 knots and a fairly calm sea. At least the sun was shining. South West reefs were cooking so we had to detour around the kelp beds and seemed to be running 1 hour behind schedule. Once we reached the point however, the wind picked up to 15 knots so we made up the time averaging 6,5 knots. While soaking up the sunshine, we chatted, laughed and ate plenty snacks with the radio blaring some throw back tunes from the early 90’s. Just outside of the Harbour, we were treated to 2 South African Navy Ships and 2 Argentinian Ships as well as the South African Navy submarine. We had docked at FBYC by 4:30pm, ahead of schedule. An acceptable 9 and a half hour trip completed successfully under motor. Not a single sail was hoisted. 

Double Handed Race 8 September 2018

With a Southerly cold wind racing got going on a longer course. Yolo getting a good start and hanging in to the first mark.. Kite Hoist and a gybe planning to take a lower lane hoping for a better breeze line. In the end a SW came through while nearing the line requiring a kite strike and all advantage gone.. around mark and armed with the new wind pattern knowledge we had just sailed through, now took a higher line able VMG to allow for the shift which came halfway up the leg... in the end just making Woodbridge and a nice sail over the rest of the legs. Wining the race overall. Aboard: Dale and Ian.