Today was the big yachting race – the race around Malolo island – about 25 miles. We were crew on Nemesis again.
We headed ashore at 10am for some pre race messing before leaving the marina and heading towards the start.
After a good start we made our way up the first beat in 4th place. Round the top of the island we hoisted the spinnaker and made good progress. Ahead of us the wind died and we could see the 2 monohulls stuck in no wind. We kept our wind for as long as possible and over took the 2 monohulls but then ran out of wind.
Unfortunately the wind filled in from behind and the rest of the fleet came powering through. We battled up the last leg and managed to finish in 7th place.
It was a good days race with a frustrating finsh!!
Back in the marina after a beer Jane (Drimia) and I went for a swim before we headed back to Newt. I stayed on Newt with a headache (despite trying to drink lots I still ended up dehydrated) and Jonny went ashore for curry night.
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