Grafham Grand Prix

[Stuberry]

Champagne sailing... 12-20 knots. 0.5 deg C

Race 1: Stuberry has eaten too much brandy butter and can't fit his trapeze harness around his waist, neccesitating the development of a novel trapezing style. 5mins late for the start, less said about the result the better.

Race 2: 20knots on the two sail reach to the start lead to some code brown moments. Wind had settled down for the start and Suicide Blonde crossed the line at pace at the committee boat end, then burned straight over the top of a 4 tonner. Wind had become much more gusty and shifty by now. Rounded the w/ward mark striaght into a hole. After the gybe struggled to gain height to avoid crossing the start/finish line. Retired on the second beat due to extreme coldness and went for a 3 sail burn home to warm up.

Conclusion: Becoming competent at Cherub sailing requires plenty of time on the water!

[joe_moore]

Team Liberties patented "Ten Degree Rule" not feeling so daft now.

[neal_gibson]

I felt the highlight was being called 2 fat b******* by some numptys standing on the shore.

Then having them put in their place by gemma and quietened by twinning downwind quicker than the 4 tonners

[JimC]

Champagne sailing... 12-20 knots. 0.5 deg C

I remember that sort of day... one of my less happy memories of campaigning Halo was the year we did a 360 degree turn...  about ten miles short of arrival at Grafham.