Sunday 12 August 2007

Leap Frog returns to Winter Series

Leap Frog has returned and is back on the racing calender



Race 14 Saturday - 11th August 2007

Crew Scott, Tony, Ben and Dave - 25 degrees, blue skies, and winds forecast up to 35knots.

We reefed the sails, and headed out early to show Dave the ropes, and he picked it all up quiet well.... onya Dave! We had a good start, and a good run back up to Rose Bay East YA mark, apart the bloody pole it all went well, we rounded the mark and I think this where we lost the traveller and discovered it on the end of the boom - Shit says Scott, Tony Ben and Dave, Ben and Tony had too physically pull the boom in in 30 knot winds to rescue the traveller, we tacked back down the harbour through the plethora of marks RANSA had laid, and then back to Rose Bay East, Scott calls the bloody pole again, Tony and Ben got it set, than captain decides it should be on the other bloody side, Tony and Ben fight with the pole again, and bugger it breaks so we can't use......much to Tony's delight who hates the bloody pole, which seems ready to throw you off the boat at any second. All in all we had a good race, Ben sailed well, Dave learnt the ropes quickly, Scott helmed like a helmsman and Tony bitched and fought with the bloody pole, swearing never to race again.

6th Place out of 8, one boat who got disqualified, if not only for brown eyeing us and sledging us we may have not called there missed mark.















Race 13 Saturday Saturday 4th August 2007

Leapfrog did not race due to insufficient crew, Scott did some maintenance work instead


Race 12 Saturday 28/7/07

Crew - Scott, Tony, Ben, Jo
There was a fair wind and a westerley course, Leapfrog had a gear failure on the start line, and so were 13 minutes late over the line. This was a good race apart the bloody pole which causes no end of grief to the crew, and Jo got very wet on the foredeck. we had drinks and dolmadies and a couple of fags, it was a good day out....

Leap Frog scored 12th place from 14 starters

Race 11 Saturday 21/7/07

Crew - Scott, Ben, Jo, Greg

I don't know much about this race, due to an impromptue site inspection and wine tasting in the Hunter Valley.

Leapfrog scored 12th place from 12 starters