BURNSCO SPRING SERIES Race 6

Fresh gusty easterlies all day, I hate easterlies.
My pre race chores didn't go well, clean bottom with dock brush, starboard side done, with the gusty wind I decided not to turn C V around on my own fearing and knowing another gust would come through at the wrong time.
Mitchell & Vicky turned up just after 4pm to help, so turned her around and started to clean port side then the bloody brush broke? Have to set a course tonight with all port tacks?

Vicky & Mitchell ??? Vicky is the Spanish girl we bumped into while in Vanuatu, she had sailed up on a Cat from Aussie, met the Dream team aboard Bloomers, decided we were more fun than the owner/skipper she was with and jumped ship.
They arrived in Nelson Monday to see what sort of town breeds crew like "The Dream Team".

Crew:- Kev, Steve, Knoxy, Alix, Jenna, Charlie, Vicky & Mitchell

The easterly was up and down but we went for the No 1 headsail, off the wind start, then a reach up the  Bolder bank to the top mark.
The middle of the line looked the spot to start until 30 seconds to go then the right had breeze? we were left with very little, again, we were left behind with Blackout as company this time, although worse off, than us.

We all bunched up again at the Entrance so back in the mix, the back end at least.
A tight reach up to the top, quite a few gusts causing the odd round up, no passing lanes

McLoud (Spencer  42) Out for the 1st time with re-feared keel and new anti-foul, lead all the way to Boulder north ahead of Ballistic, Future Feedback, Wild Thing, C V, Red Line, Blackout, Smak.

We had a kite ready at the top, as the course I picked out to the Cardinal and back next. I THOUGHT? However the front runners were heading home? I had text the courses for the night to the start box, but the wrong ones?
Stupid old fool, then to top things off the next mark was Boulder middle which was missing? what a night???
However, Jim back in the start box had been informed and re directed Div 1 & 2 in the form off a shortened course, i.e. straight home, we just hadn't heard the radio chatter? It was off.

We got onto Wild Thing's transom on the way home managing to poke ourselves up inside as we hardened up for the beat through the entrance, we had a good couple of tacks to the line almost picking up Ballistic on the line.

Another average night, the bottom is starting to effect us, I need my A into G and re anti- foul.

So, On line - McLoud, Future Feedback, Ballistic, Clear Vision, Wild Thing, Blackout, Redline, Smack.
Handicap - McLoud. - C V 7th, Blackout 8th not good.

Next race Clive Lewis Design Bluff to Bluff Sunday