The first racing in the frostbite series finally took place this morning and to be honest Jim and his handicap crew (that’ll be me then) didn’t do to badly at all with two second places out of the two races. Although the weather was a bit of a let down with low to non existent winds, temperatures about 8 degrees and enough drizzle to wet just about everything I thoroughly enjoyed myself and also surprised myself (and perhaps Jim) with the way I got around the boat. But then again I think that it may well be a different kettle of fish with a half decent breeze to test my new found confidence. Oh and just in case you were wondering today’s pictures were taken by Clare hence the improvement in photography. Another upshot of the sailing today was that I managed to speak to one of the club’s members, Nick, who is supplying the second Mirror hull that I keep going on about. He assures me that it is better overall condition than my little lady so I’m hoping to organize delivery towards the latter end of this week, we’ll see. One thing of note about the sailing club at Gresford is the abundance of wildlife in residence with large numbers of water fowl and some rather rotund carp lurking in the depths, now if only I could get er, yes that's it, wildlife management control rights there my freezer would be well stocked for the coming winter.
So all in all another reasonably productive weekend, unfortunately with the new shift rota that has been adopted regular weekends will now be consigned to a dim and distant memory as we’re now on a four on four off shift pattern. Basically this means that I’ll have less time to spend with my beloved Clare and I’ll be completely knackered (excuse the Anglo Saxon) for five out of the eight days in which the rota operates. On the plus side it does give me longer stretches of time to work around the house, complete projects (god knows that I’ve got enough on the go!) and much more importantly just get out there. So like everything in this world there are going to be highs and lows, I’m just grateful that I can support us and put food on the table. So that’s about it for now, hope that you all get out there and enjoy yourselves.
5 comments:
Good to hear that you had an enjoyable weekend. I, too, have been contemplating a new camera, but haven't taken the plunge yet.
By the way - the post-wedding "flu" affects people equally on both sides of the pond!!
Wolfy
Thanks for the compliments! And don't worry much about your writing - us folks across the pond dig the writing from over there.
Regarding photos on blogs - I really think that they have helped mine. Helps tell the story, and my posts seem a little more credible. I feel these types of blogs need that visual.
Wolfy, glad to hear that "cider flu" can be caught on your side of the pond.
Owl, The compliments are earned, and yes the pictures do make the tale easier to tell and put flesh on the bones of the storys we tell.
Thanks for checking out the digest. I appreciate the kind words and am excited about exploring ideas about the outdoors with others like you. I am quite unfamilar with the outdoors in the U.K., very insightful blog...
Thankyou Mr. Hurd, look forward to swapping ideas and perhaps some knowledge with your good self and others
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