Well hello.
We’re both still around, still married and have two junior SAers. In fact, I’ve just come back from a 2up dinghy sail with the young bloke (he’s 9) and he was main & helm all day. I’m redundant.
SM is doing great things but not boat related. We took some time away from boats...
The little tacker is powering along and sleeps like a champ. Sailormooon has the mum thing down pat. Full credit to her.
With some degree of planning I may be back on the water by summer.... I hear there have been some rule changes - have I missed anything else?
Both the skipper and at least one of the regular crew match race. They know that hanging off the shrouds is not on. Perhaps the front end needs a reminder??
I have just finished watching ABC's four corners program which investigates the factors that combined to cause the death of five people in an Australian Immigration powerboat despite the activation of an EPIRB and several satellite telephone calls between the powerboat driver and QLD Police...