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Bob wrote:

For those that did not notice, our trusty webmaster got the Dart 15 website updated in red hot time. By 10pm Sunday night it had the full write up of the Grafham TT and the winter series. This was 10 hours ahead of the Y&Y website, which is easily the second best sailing website (after the Dart 15 one of course!).
Well Done Jonathan.
Bob

Dartful Codger 3 replied:

Yes , I second your sentiments Bob Sinkalot, even though I suspect you also had a hand in it (i.e. writing it in record time ). Most impressive team-work , but a shame you didn't have more amiable weather, which I'm sure would have meant a bigger turn out for the Winter finale .
Paul Smythington Smyth of Smythfield Manor, Eh-Up Land. 1961

Jonathan replied:

Yes you're spot on Paul, its really not much more than cut n' paste at this end!

Sorry you weren't able to christen the new boat on Sunday, mind you probably not the ideal conditions for a brand new boat!

I must own up to not managing to cross the start line, having battled for quite a while trying to tack and nearly having to employ Steve Sawfords trick of landing on the far shore and turning the boat by hand.

Jonathan
#1938, Linton nr. Cambridge

Dartful Codger 3 replied:

Hi Jonathan
Yes, I think the weather turned out a blessing in disguise for me , as I was on the last day of my Dinghy Instructor course at Beaver, which not surprisingly ended up in lectures and land drills, and we even got wet doing those !
Hope to christen the new boat this weekend at Beaver, weather permitting, and will try to take some photographs.
Then I'm off to Florida for 2 weeks, so the next opportunity to sail will be at Marconi TT, so hope to see you there if possible. Mind you I think I will need some practice by then !!
Sorry you didn't make the start at Grafham, but you will have learnt from the experience, which is important - so don't feel discouraged, especially since 'pro' Sawford couldn't tack it either !!
Best regards Paul Smith 1961 (Beaver S.C)