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The poor blog has been lonely of late. What is the World coming to?

That’s not to say there’s been nothing happening – just too busy to update.

I’m about to board a plane for Italy via the UK for the 18 regatta at Malcesine. I’ll be new middle guy on the spooner program with Seve & Sam. Should be fun, but now that I’m on the red boat I might have to selectively delete some of my posts from the last few years.

Or maybe not.

The RAG program wound up at the end of the season, with John deciding to focus his available time on the Moth in the leadup to the Belmont Worlds. It would’ve been a bit tough slotting into the steering role – given I don’t have the time to sort out a half-reasonable program. Anyway, Pete and I went our separate ways, with Pete taking on the front on the Appliances Online, and me slotting into the 7.

I’ve taken on Tom’s spot on the boat, and he’s taken on the middle on the RAG, which continues with Jack on the stick and Drew on the bow.

Anyway, Garda should be a nice little intro… Any reason to go sailing there again.

In the meantime the Moth has been getting a little bit of attention, only just a little. We had 7 or so boats out this morning at 7.30, making the most of the early winter Westerly. We’ve got a reasonable group of boats coming regularly for the early starts, and last week we got some nice footage from the camera cat to show what sort of coverage we could do for the upcoming Worlds.

The Belmont organisation is getting there. Albeit slowly. I should have a chance to modify the draft NOR on the flight today. All 22 hours of it. The major sponsor has still not signed on the dotted line unfortunately, but hopefully we can lock something in soon.

Belmont did a pretty good job with the NSW States at Easter. I didn’t.

I was sailing well for a while, having a bunch of good races with Nathan & John. But then my vang broke in one race, and I cleaned up the finish boat in another, missed the start of the next, then rushed the re-rig and ended up with a two-piece mast not quite together for the next. From about 6 points to 60 in 3 races.

Excuses excuses.

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