Boating Week-end

Another weekend gone by and another red face for me… not embarrassment as some might think but once again the sun and wind out on the sea has taken its toll on my sensitive skin! Saturday saw Mystere and crew take part in the ‘Round Guernsey Yacht Race’. We took about 6.5 hours to sail around which was quite good considering we were in the smallest boat and we had some adventures… the most memorable was a chinese gybe where we had Mystere lying flat on the water, this was about 4 hours before the end and resulted in my boot filling up with water and squelching for the rest of the day. We submitted, our time but do not have a result yet. I don’t think that we have done very well but we learnt a lot which can only benefit us in the next races.

Sunday saw a relaxing day where I managed to have lie-in. I was aching from 5.5 hours at the helm on Saturday and my face was still burning. We decided at about lunchtime to go to Herm for lunch… this resulted in a very big rush to get ready and to the boat before the tide went out!! When we got there it was very nice but all of Sunday saw a cold chill on the wind which was a shame. Still, sitting below decks with a beer and a couple of magazines was perfect relaxation for me!