Well here we are again another weekend playing silly b...........rs with OGO with a new jib! We

 went out early and tested with a fellow clubmate tried this and that and went to the starting line with

 no acceleration at all Infact I stayed second to last with a fellow clubmate  yes you can guess who  it

 was behind me. Tuned ourselves to a standstill is it me? is it the pills ? Is the full moon? No one can

be that slow my start was pretty grim but I had clear wind quickly after the start.  Frank Haslam was

even in front of me my standard benchmark who has come to join again for the rest of the season .

 

To our total dismay we repeated the performance in the second race we  were half an hour before

low water so we headed for the beach. If we haven,t got weed on our hull  I'll shoot myself. My

 crew  excited at the prospect stripped to his underpants and jumped overboard meanwhile I'm

like an expectant father waiting the verdict." Madonna oblongata"the hull's got a green beard

 everywhere. You mean I DONT HAVE TO SHOOT myself . The dreaded weed and slimewas

well a truly fastened to my hull. We summoned our scotchbrite pan scrubbers and set too and

 removed any trace on the hull . There was none on the keel since that was properly coppered

 by Peter White several years ago. The hull unfortunately was not treated. The temperature of the

 seawater has risen significantly over the past two weeks as witnessed by the growth on the anchor

chains. If your more that 300 yrads off the pace at windward mark  call in the scrubbers.

 

Sunday arrives after much consternation as what was that matter with OGO's helmsmen , he's

 over doing it, its the pills you know . Everyone I met were very friendly and seeking my welfare

especially the women. God knows what was said in the clubhouse but Johns underpants and me

rushing to the car to get more scrubbers must have alarmed them all.

 

I am happy to report that we were back amongst the megastars again for the first time in many

weeks  to exchange verbal insults. However  the problem of my  fellow clubmate was not resolved

 and the hull must be his first port of call before he hits the water again.One weekend of Racing left

 before the Nats. Cant wait!