The Sailing Bug

We have not long got back from a weekend trip to Herm aboard Mystere. The weather has been absolutely stunning with temperatures in the mid to high 20s. Myself, Shane, Dave, H and G went across on Saturday evening for a rather nice meal in the Whitehouse and a few drinks. Despite making it to the boat to get it out of the marina with literally minutes to spare and also having to make a somewhat impromptu stop at Rosaire steps to make it to the restaurant on time, things went reasonably smoothly. The perfect compliment to an evening of lots of beer, good food, the resurfacing of the Audi vs. BMW debate , me managing to slice my foot open running across rocks and more beer was a relaxing day on shell beach with a Frisbee before heading back

Friday 27th May was looking like a pretty good day to me as I left work at 4pm on the dot. I was filled with excitement and expectation as I was due to head off for my first triangle race later that evening. The event in question was the Blenheim Triangle race, which featured three races over the bank holiday weekend. The race featured an overnight trip from Guernsey to Perros Guriac in France followed by a lay day in Perros on the Saturday. (more…)