We’ve now all finished up on Hamilton Island and we ended on a really high note; coming third and fourth on our last day of racing which we were all really chuffed about. It was really excellent to be able to race an SB3 against some other highly competitive teams who had been doing it a lot longer than the rest of us.
On Saturday, as there was no racing for the SB3’s the team had a day off. Sean, Jess and I were lucky enough to go out racing on Wild Oats XI which was such an amazing experience. She is such an advanced boat that it’s sometimes a little hard to comprehend how it all comes together. The loads are just huge!
We were sailing through the islands at up to 17knots under kite in only 10knots or so of breeze. An amazing experience. The crew were a really great bunch and they got us involved with a lot of the boat work which was super.
I’m now over at Airlie Beach to race in a multihull regatta over here with Bruce on Big Wave Rider. We’ve had some superb conditions gusting up to 30knots and we’ve still had the kite up! Top speed so far has been 19.5knots which was pretty good fun!
This is my last week here in Australia and I’m going to ensure that’s it a good one. I’m looking forward to returning to England and cracking on with some more flying and also getting stuck into Uni which should be a whole new adventure in itself.
Mike
That is one mighty yacht.
ReplyDeleteSounds like there's nothing like having a ride on one of the mightiest Sydney to Hobart winners.
I also noticed that the 'old' Condor of Bermuda is still stretching the 3DL fabric (I think that's what the yachts use now?) in the Whitsundays.
Have a great week Mike and get those flying miles up.
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Good results in the SB3 Mike – you’ve all done really well. It certainly sounds like you and Jess are having a great time. How exciting to join the crew of Wild Oats X1 – the cameras were on board on Thursday and they were racing through the spray at 21 knots! Just watching the video felt pretty good but to actually be onboard must have been thrilling! Mind being on the multihull sounds pretty exciting stuff too! Carry on having a great time. :)
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Sounds awesome. Glad to hear the scores went up a little for you. Wild Oats sounds amazing and Fun!
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