it was not my kind of weekend: very very light winds and my own favourite crew decided that partying with some (other) teenagers would be more fun than ripping around on the fabulous fredrick henry bay … the betrayal.
i was lucky and rohan, who usually helms another c2 just like ours, was kind enough to jump on and give me some extremely useful pointers. All in all a very good day out on the water and definitely (!) much better than a party. so much better!
it’s also good to remember that when we ‘shuffle around’ with 15 knots on an f18 that is faster than many other sailboats will ever go. and not long ago i would have had to change pants after flying the hull downwind at that speed – how things change.