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Not long to go now. Another 5 weekends before I have to freight my boat off to the US for the Worlds.

After Sunday’s millpond, and the missed chance to run against Nathan & Rohan last week, I made the most of the opportunity to sail against Tasmanian Rob Gough yesterday and today.

Yesterday was just awesome.

Despite some shoddy rain squalls which threatened to kill the breeze, we managed to have some epic rides down the harbour in some big pressure.

Some of the downwinds were just incredible. My boat was at full stick with perfect control. It just seemed to be eating up the waves. It’s a nice feeling. I’m still smiling about it.

But then today I launched early in light winds, and promptly lost the rig over the side when a crack in the forestay tang decided to enlarge itself enough to let the shrouds go. Oh well. At least it didn’t happen at the heads in 25 knots yesterday. I managed to get a tow from Julian on his motorised 49er which saved me a time-consuming drift to shore.

Despite the odd hiccup, I’m happy with how things are going. I’m slowly gaining confidence in the equipment and tidying up loose ends before I head off.

Hopefully not too many more last minute surprises…

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