A Weekend Snipe'ing!

Well just arrived home after a weekend at Stone SC in the Snipe. Had a great weekend with some very close racing with some fantastic friends. For those who are interested here is a brief summary.

Saturday.
The weekend started well sunshine and about 15-18mph NE. Nine Snipes arrived so it gave for good competition. Racing was very close the difference all boat finished within minutes of each other so the racing turn around was really quick. This was great, as the decision to go just with hiking shorts and a spray top was perhaps a little keen on my part! At the end of the day we were lying 3rd with a 3rd, 7th (hummm we wont talk about that one) and a 3rd.

The evening was a normally Spine affair with everyone having a few glasses of red and catching up with what the fleet have been up to.

Sunday
Well all I can say is it started well!!! 1st race 3rd, second race 2nd and then we ended up being hit on a port and starboard up the 1st windward leg! It was not fatal but it will need to have some TLC by Jon Simpson of UK Dinghies. So we continued on until we had another port and starboard. When the port boat bore away we got hit by a gust and the port boat hit our forestay so it was good bye jib. At this point Iain and I looked at reach other and said "time for a shower then!!"

Unfortunately not being able to finish meant a 9th place and cost us 3rd place. That life, the main thing was no one was hurt.

Well done to Ian and Liz (pictured below) for winning, hopefully our luck will improve for Blackwater S.C. in a few weeks.