scott.projectsomewhere

It seems the blogosphere has moved beyond the world of Mothing and into the wider sailing community… to a degree.

A few 18′ skiff related blogs have started up, making for some entertaining post-race-Sunday reading. First up is Bill Robson’s http://18footer.abeachsomewhere.net, with the story of the rebuilding and racing of Dawn Link Financial. The SFS boys are putting in plenty of effort and their “higher and faster than most of the fleet” setup will surely pay dividends eventually.

Then there’s Simon Nelson’s http://another-mid-life-crisis.blogspot.com, recounting the Englishman’s experience sailing both the Bladerider and 18 footer in Sydney. Perhaps his weekly update has so far been hampered by the bad back… as they say… if you can’t lift it, you can’t sail it.

And then there’s always here, going strong since 2003.

Anyway…. as for the weekend update…

Someone said we had fastest time around the track. After losing our lane and sailing the first work in bad air, we gave away a big handicap to the lead pack. Then… slowly but surely we chipped away at the boats around us and eventually sailed through for a 2nd place over the line.

Hollis’ Ullman Sails scored 1,2,3 (with Asko, Rag and Smeg) in the moderate NE breeze. But with the Southern Rigs and new Norths ready for the 11th, who knows what’s in store.

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