well, it was a hugely enjoyable first season, with lots to do and lots to learn and lots to add to cracker - new sails, winches, systems, technology, rum
enjoy these images, more next year
very early season - lots of work to do yet...
trip pole drops - melissa in harness - ghastly spinnaker
rick on mast duty - that old mainsail was 'orrible wasn't it
gary looking trim, or at least trimming
club race and we seem to be going quite well - it must be all those girls!
katie swaps her mainsheet for the wheel
toby trimming the 110sq m kite
sailors have no taste in hats - stephen and melissa prove it
the team at ramsgate week - first set of team shirts - dave, stephen,
carole, toby, alex, katie, rick, melissa
cracker lifted out at fox's marina
carole comes up from the navigation table/ bar "where ish we?"
katie navigates the carole way
it was a tough night - on the way to the race course, early morning
tied up in ramsgate - it was a great fun week with some good sailing...
...and some good eating
very early in ramsgate harbour
toby and rick launch their new mackay 49er in the autumn
melissa and emma in their new mackay 470
it was a good season with quite a few trophies - but not this one
in auckland at the rnzys to watch the louis vuitton finals