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The BWB Was Right

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The BWB Was Right
Wednesday the 16th January sailing was sponsored by Bill Lee from East Cape Wiring. We had 19 boats on the water and left the harbour in a fresh west south west of around 15 knots for a quick tootle to Shark Rock Pier and back to the club in time for the celebration of Gavin Stephens Birthday. I believe that it was also PJ's Birthday as well so a belated happy happy to you too 'PJ wiff one dwarf'! January is quite a stellar month for Cooking as we celebrate three sailors birthdays up to the 18th of January. With one other in December, also during Goat season, we have a total of four Capricorns on the boat. On board Cooking was an old mate of Gavins', Gary Sindler, who used to charter with Gavin in the good old days in St. Maarten. Gary is fresh from the 2007 J22 Worlds Championships in Durban that he Mark Sadler, Paul Wilcox and Julia Sfarlea recently won. As Cookings' resident BWB* remarked; "The photographs from tonight will go onto the web page only once Alan has recovered from the festivities!" Thinking back I realise now that it is very true as if I leave early and get a decent nights sleep then the report is up on Thursday. It is now late on a Friday so, draw your own conclusions. The boats that we noticed (in other words, the boats that were quick enough to keep up with us) were Sereia, Oddysea, Wild Thing and ECW. Russel it seems has taken up caligraphy as he was practising his cursive with his tiller extension only to give up and hare off in a semi straight line with his pink assymetric towards the Bell Buouy after turning EARLY. Yes, Russel, we see all and store those trangressions for later use. Only problem with the Pacer in a West is that you have to come back to shore after your fun run screaming like a girl with spray in your face. Great music, good company and a few laughs set us up for a MASSIVE evening to be followed by an even more MASSIVE headache the next day. Now if only I can remember exactly what it was that we decided was the solution to the worlds problems. By the way, Rob, an Octuple Bacardi and Coke does not taste the same as a Castle, especially when you make someone else drink it. What time did we finish? State secrets will only pass my lips in response to a cold Castle, suffice to say that my long suffering longhair eventually phoned the club early in the morning after pacing up and down for hours worrying herself sick that I had been hijacked, arrested or killed. Sheesh, I am not worthy! In the inimitable words of Big D; "Was it worth it?" The fun, Yes. The sailing, Yes. The headache, No. Making the longhair sick with worry, No. Watch out buggers, the next MASSIVE session will be attended by both the longhair and I and you will all suffer as we will see the sun come up. BWB* - you will have to ask Megan what that stands for. Certainly not Bluewater Bay. Photographs HERE Full Story »

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