Over the weekend I joined 12 of the other RYA keelboat squad members for the first training weekend this season aboard the tp52, John Merricks II. We had a very positive two days sailing, being able to keep the boat under control, most of the time. We were fortunate enough to be joined by a couple professional sailors who were able to teach us all a lot, especially my self. Even though this is not the type of sailing I enjoy the most, it is still very exciting and definately worth while, due to how much I learnt.
For this week, I am working aboard a newly launched Class 40. The boat is being measured later in the week and then it is sailing to Germany. So, it is going to be a busy week where I should learn a lot especially about the measuring and testing of offshore racing yachts.
The sailing season is now rapidly getting underway with more and more boats on the water and racing each weekend. My main aim for the season, is to get my Mini Transat campaign up and running. In the meantime I am aiming to get as much more short handed and offshore sailing as I can by competing in the RORC races as well as hopefully the double handed fastnet. We also plan to attend many more match racing events with the hope of improving our ISAF ranking and going to some higher graded events.
Sam
