Thanks to Stu and James for subbing in on Sunday. I really enjoyed maxxing it and swimming like a fish :-)
REPORT FROM BORN SLIPPY - BONKERS BALA
After not enough sleep the week before (something to do with organising the link below) Born Slippy arrived in Wrexham in the early hours of Saturday morning. After a seriously good breakfast from chateaux Hopson we arrived sleepy eyed at Bala wondering if sleep was a better option than sailing.
However Bala had other ideas and served up a big serving blasting fun. Racing quickly descended into a blast fest with some excellent down hill rides. Unfortunately after several swimming lessons caused by twinning into big holes in the wind, a hypothermic crew called an early end to play. Crew also dictated that she was not sailing anymore that weekend without the addition of a few toe loops. So these were added before we went for a curry.
Sunday was even more fun. Both Hopsons made guest appearances on the centre board and Slippy Blasted along, although she decided to fill with water due to a materials error (B&Q bath sealant does not stick to plastic pipe) . Both Hopsons now endorse the wide stance trapezing after falling over backwards during acceleration - so no more comments about my wife trapezing like a w----e.
EDIT - Humph, we finished race 3 with a horn and a lap of race 4 so slowly that the 49er infront was honked but not us - EDIT
In summary an absolute blitz of a weekend. The T-foil stock did not explode, despite multiple static bear-aways and grounding out on the beach. A generally happy, but knackered crew left with big grins. Huge thanks to Hoppy's folks, even Neal adding his carbon footprint to the cream carpet did not appear to phase them.
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