I was wondering if anyone out there can give my old friend Bob some tips on coming in on a strong onshore wind, as previously mentioned friend had several attempts at it on Sunday morning, each time having to go about and have yet another aborted attempt. At one point the girls in the kitchen even o...

Didn’t say Bob who !!!

Try arriving at the start line facing the wrong way with your mainsheet unhooked and your mainsail wildly flapping all over the place.
Doesn’t work for me, but I notice it slowed Bob down considerably on Sunday, in fact I believe he was last over the start line!!

Is it worth having a word with the girls in the kitchen to lay on some spaghetti bolognaise or even a lasagne just in case our new Italian member turns up?
I personally go for pasty & chips !!

Sorry Erling, can?t make QM, Tracy?s working, mother in law?s on a jolly so that makes me home alone with girls!!
Perhaps see you at the dinghy show or the week after at Grafham.
PS
If you?ve cut down on the grub what?s my old mate Chris cut down on?

Great idea, am I stuck with carrots or can I gain promotion to a pork pie or even a pasty?

Cat Face 1986

Yes I agree with all the warm & grateful comments regarding Jonathan, he certainly did a sterling job of representing the Dart / Sprint 15 on the www. Good luck and a big thank you to Martin for taking over the reins, though I note that as to date he?s not managed to filter Bob off the chat page...

Hi Erling, I don?t know if this is applicable to your question but when you mention the word average I must report that Bob had better than average luck at Grafham last week. In the morning race in a howling wind he was in second place, a good 100m behind Chris who on the last beat tacked towards th...

Well the wind was nothing to do with me, though I did take the pictures. On Sunday Bob Chris & I did end up picking a 15 out of the trees, funnily enough no damage, more than can be said for George Wood's boat !!

Yes, the pasty, beans & chips helped to keep things sunny side up especially during the 7+ gusts, in which I noticed several salad munchers swimming!! :

I myself find the diet of strong stout and meat pies to be most helpful in strong winds!!

Well done Jonathan ---------- looks great.
So far so good on keeping Bob out!!!