Great start to the rally so far. 17 Seawinds here and everyone keen to make new friends and enjoy the opportunity to hear about others adventures and places to visit. Saturday night saw a meet the fleet party at Shute Harbour followed by the first race on Sunday. The forecast 20 - 30 knot winds did not eventuate and we had a nice sail around Long Island to finish (in some chaos) at Happy Bay. The fickle winds and constantly changing places lead to many animated discussions at the Hawaian party that night. Royce was the best of the karaoke lineup and we all somehow found the energy to dance the night away.
Monday saw a Le Mans start where one person from each boat had to start on the beach. This is the first time I can recall a race where the prestart tactical discussion centred on the fastest way to get the dinghy on board and the sails up. It was also lady skippers day and with a steady 20 odd knots of breeze it was an exhilarating sail. Perrfection made it 2 in a row.
Hamilton Island Marina managed to fit us all in and Isla and I climbed to the top of the island for a spectacular view. We had another good night at Romano's restaurant including a trivia quiz. Print this post
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HI Deb,
Ben is with me showing how to log comments about your trip.
Cheers Jane
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