79er Sailing
Monday, September 27th, 2004What
do you do after 6 months of sailing in Europe?
Go sailing of course!
I was in Coffs for only a few days before heading off to Mooloolaba for a week
of yachting on the new 79er.
Not a bad boat really, a bit of a cross between a yacht and a skiff
- unfortunately too much of a yacht for my liking. As we sailed
along at 17 knots (in about 15 knots of wind) I couldn’t help but
imagine how fast it would go with a huge set of wings and a couple
of guys on trapeze!
The new boat will apparently have a fancy winged canting keel, and
the moulds should be finished in a few months time.
Fun times racing with Pierre for the first time,
along with Tai, Onni, Bruce and French Mark the
psychotherapist. It was an interesting experience to have group
therapy after sailing… maybe we needed it 
