Hi all

Thought i would share this nice photo of the boat I crew on taken the other day

Regards Don

nice sails!!

Good work Donk.

Thanks Donk. Great shot.....love the scenery too.

Great pics

Hi Chris

It is certainly as nice place to sail as long as you don't mind cooler weather and frequently changing conditions

When we went out for a twilight race last Thursday there was fresh snow on the mountains

When my sister visits from Cairns she says the weather here changes every 8 mins

Regards Don

Good wind and flat water you lucky devils.

Not a lot of places you get that.

Nice looking boat. Do you ever get thrown across the cockpit? Seems a long way to fall. I think I would miss the backrests of my cockpit.

Ramona said..
Nice looking boat. Do you ever get thrown across the cockpit? Seems a long way to fall. I think I would miss the backrests of my cockpit.

Hi Ramona

The boat i crew on is the Jenneau 33 in the first picture so we are pretty comfortable

The little Elliott 7.8 that you are probably referring to is my mates and is pretty quick but a bit limited as far as conditions go

In light breezes it doesn't take much to get it moving but it needs a fair few crew on the rail in strong winds and waves tend to stop it, but downwind in a nice breeze and flat water it flies and keeps up with the fast 40 footers in the fleet

When i have sailed on it it feels fairly secure in the cockpit as long as you can keep your feet on the footholds on the cockpit floor but in reality it is a big dinghy

Regards Don