My first time in a really heavy shower - odd really. Once I'd decided that there wasn't any lightening about, I just got on with it. With a dry suit, only the face getting peppered with stinging rain was a minor irriation. That, and getting the sails wet.
I even took part in the afternoon race. More by accident than anything else. As the PM race was lining up, the driver of a safety boat that I had chatted to in the changing room asked as he passed - " are you going to race then", so I thought, why not.
I'd like to say how brilliantly I had done, but sadly it's not the case. I lost time trying to keep out of the way of the Enterprise boys who went off first. Which resulted in my effectively doing a penalty turn to get around the windward buoy.
I just couldn't get the boat going in the very light wind. Consequently, I'll gloss over where I came in the fleet.
Still, four hours plus in the boat can't be sneezed at.
Small chuckle at one of the skiffs who managed to capsize and invert in near zero wind; quite and achievement - of sorts.
And we get to enjoy sunsets.
