The “Long” Race to PSM
Posted By admin on August 7, 2010
On a fairly grey and blustery morning 8 boats started the race to PSM, a fairly slow start in the wind shadow of the Castle saw all the boats crawl towards the Bell but soon out of the shadow allowed them all to lift their skirts and run for the starboard rounding. First round was Mark and Peter in the Topper Xenon, second Rupert Bear, followed by Mike in the Fulmar, Brian in Amy. His excellency, the most honourable and revered commode in Bonny Lass were next, closely followed by Wombat, Dulcibella & Gilly.
However once round the Bell it was a different game on the close haul out of the Bay towards the Port, what were nice freshening winds suddenly became frisky strong gusts to 29 kts making the beat anything but easy. Wombat decided better of it with young crew but the rest slogged it out some heading offshore but Rupert putting a tack in towards Fisher’s before the final tack to the finish. All the rest took the seaward route coming up under Perwick for the final tack to finish. Results will be up shortly. but 6 finishers, 1 DNF and 1 sunk, just another normal CDMYC race.
Sandy, do we tack now or bail?
But all ended well (ish) broken centre board, a few lost planks and some wet nuts!
Congratulations to Mike and Brenda Pollard for an excellently organised BBQ and what was a typical eventfull CDMYC day. Thanks to Sandy, you’re taking the pressure off us (JQ & JC)
Unforeseen purpose for fenders - keeping the boat on the surface when swamped - a bit like the fat gunwale lifeboats a century ago.
Apologies for not making it to IOMYC to meet and greet the CDMYC survivors, we had an unexpected visitor arrive at the airport lunchtime, so I was dragged off.
Hope you all had a nice time and look forward to repeating the exercise next year. Bit more COD built-in buoyancy might be a good idea over the winter??
I do have the odd old Nat.18′ centre-board lying about, if that’s any help.
Mick Kneale
IOMYC Commodore