Live Action From The Melbourne Big Boat Scene!
Today I got really high... UP! 😂
Then went contender sailing 💪
A quick look around the fleet before the ORCV race to Blairgowrie. 🌊⛵ Let the fun begin! 🤙
Unfortunately couldn't get the triple-headed setup we were chasing, but the double-headed combo still delivered. 😎 J2 + genoa staysail + a screaming reach to Mornington. Hard to complain! 🌊💨⛵
The forecast was throwing around 20 to 30 knots 🌬️, so I decided not to wrestle the Contender today.
Instead, I jumped aboard X41 Quixotic for a fast ride around the course at royals. For something called Wednesday Afternoon Gentlemen Sailing, it was anything but gentlemanly! 😅
Big breeze, plenty of spray, and another reminder that windy days are often the most fun. 💨⛵🤙
Thanks for the fb memory Tony Cuschieri
Good times I miss that lil rocket 🚀
Winter twilight sessions are hard to beat. ❄️🌅
Just two boats, a couple of marks, and a windward/leeward course. Simple sailing, but some of the best learning. 💨
Smashed out a handful of laps, played with different centreboard rake settings upwind, had a couple of swims 🌊😂, and walked away with a much better understanding of what's fast and what still needs work.
Another step forward. Plenty to test next time. 📈⛵️🔥
Rule #1: Stay upright.
Rule #2: See Rule #1.
Because 13°C Port Phillip water is absolutely unforgiving. 🥶🌊😂
