7 Skippers met at the fort to greet a chilly, misty morning with gusts of up to 1mph, and absolutely nothing moving on the water except the odd duck.
After quite a while reminiscing about the good old days when we had too much water, Buzz, Glenn, and Chris rigged their boats and attempted launches.
A few pushes were needed with the stick but they all got afloat, after a few very slow up and downwind legs a couple of additional boats joined in and at about 11:30 or so the RO decided to try a race.
The course was set as a very adventurous, start between 7 and 8, up to 11, and back to finish between 7 and 8. Even the most forgetful managed to remember the course.
The day managed to get in a full 8 races, and we finished just before 1:30 having felt we’d had a successful return to the water.
Thanks to those brave souls attending today, with racing won by Buzz, followed by Chris, then Glen, John, and Gary. With George heading home before racing commenced, and Paul not launching so he could use all his energy to concentrate on the intense Racing. See you all soon, Paul
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