Sunday 27 January 2013

Sailing J-80s with Simon

I went sailing on a J-80 with Simon yesterday; it was fantastic.  We raced Greg and Pete.  These are fabulous boats.  When the wind gets up, which it did, they really motor, and have a crazy angle of lean - getting the rail right into the water, which feels somewhat precarious to someone who usually sails a dinghy - apparently you cant flip them though - which is a good thing, because they are quite big small boats.  Never thought I'd find a sailing boat outside a windsurfer thrilling - but it really was.
Pete and Greg - gentle cruise out to the open sea - where the wind gets going.

Simon at the helm.

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