Another Action Packed Day's Racing At Naval Point

Things R-Class since Christmas appear to be shaping up to what looks like a classic season. "Almost like the old  days" commented one seasoned campaigner, where you picked a nice a spot for a bit of swimming in the "gybe mark graveyard". Maybe not, but yet again conditions at LLitteltonserved up an opportunity for exciting racing and in a class where a few seconds  makes a huge difference, there were the inevitable casualties.


The day started well with probably the best turnout of boats for the season with 9 boats. Brothers Joshua and Daniel Hughes who have taken over Pork Sword (sorry guy's if you've renamed the boat you should let us know) were there to give it another outing and are looking like a keen and competent team.


Equally impressive was the effort made by Mike Rhodes  and  Jamie White, currently campaigning CrackR (now that's a sight that brings back fond memories to the geriatric ward) who drove all the way up from Timaru for the outing. Well done lads. In these days of carbon fibre everything, it is easy to overlook the fact that sailing R's is about making your boat go faster, and that has more to do with the attitude of the sailors not the age of the boat.