This is the most incredible cricket match in the world and it happens on/in the Solent. I spend my life avoiding Bramble Bank but the Island Sailing Club and Royal Southern Yacht Clubs look for it to play cricket once a year! This is for real http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANqk6P29AoU
All in one week on the Solent. Classic Power Boat Race to Torquay – niosy but exciting! Previously we saw a Russian tall ship arriving on Trinity House Pontoon in Cowes – quite odd to see fenders and engine but essential of course! Before that the Cowes Brass band marching and before that the cricketers…
Plenty of wind this week – reached 36 knots once (that is a force 8 gale)! Guests were apprehensive at first. They had to work hard and got wet but they absolutely loved it and had lots of stories to tell. Too windy to take many pictures though. Mix of corporate days and a 40th…
The annual Bramble Bank Cricket Match took place on Thursday and for the first time ever I was able to watch it in real life – albeit with a 2.45m keel we had to keep some way off. A grey start to the day but still exciting to see such a unique event. It…
Had such fun teaching competent crew after lunch in Lulworth Cove. We did dinghy practice first and that is always fun. What a beautiful place to be teaching/learning. hard not to smile. Note the fantastic spread we had for lunch.
Some great sailing all year – not much time on dry land. Plenty of teaching, trip to St Vaast, Weymouth, heading to Devon next week, Croatia in August, then plenty in the Solent. Some very hot and sunny days, one rather wet, some very windy – whatever the sailing has been fabulous.