We reefed almost immediately, in the face of chaos of collisions and near capsizes ahead of us. Glad we did, with reports of a dismasting before our start. Despite this the wind varied between 15 and 24 knots steady from WSW.
We still crossed the start and completed race one, with Sarah expertly helming and the rest of us slowly establishing a routine for sail trimming.
After a break to sort out the tangled Wyckham Martin furler and a quick lunch, we managed to miss our start slot by 1 minute. Wesstill had a glorious sail around the course, despite David developing cramps in both arms due to dehydration!
Mainly "Bonita in improving weather.
After a busy day on the water here are Geoff and Geoff, of "Calismarde" dressed appropriately to face the Shanties ashore after sampling rum and tonic in the library! It was nice to see Goff again after our foggy, North Sea crossing in company with "Bonita" in 2016.
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