Friday night twilight in Balmain, stated with a few drops of rain which came to nothing, a nice breeze and predictions of 17 knots NE so we started with the headsail slightly furled. We had a decent start and we headed off towards East Balmain as the wind dropped, we unfurled the rest of the headsail and parked up off Yuralbin point.
This is what happened next. The start was at 6.10pm in dying breeze, we struggled through the hole, managed to pass several boats in the process luckily, and then without much ceremony sailed around Goat Island, around Cockatoo and back home on the shortened course.
It was a nice balmy night but frustrating in patches. Then as we were parking the boat at just before 8pm we got a bothersome lift that saw us taking a few attempts to get tied up safely.
Still, another nice night on the water. Only 8th place but third over the line in our division. And it will help the handicap after all.
We've missed a few twilights so we are not doing too well in the series. Maybe we'll get three drops and improve our spot.
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