2009 Squaddy Brass Monkey

With winter quickly coming to an end the annual pre summer Brass Monkey regatta is on in only a few weeks time on the 29th and 30th Aug so its all hands on deck for my guys to get ready for some racing

Link to SFS and 2009 Brass Monkey n.o.r. http://sydneyflyingsquadron.com.au/
for those interested in joining the racing or watching on the spectator ferry

Should be a good turn out of many different classes, and if the weather keeps on improving it will be a great weekend of racing, and perfect Sydney Harbour training for me and the guys to kickstart our summer racing season

Will have some pics and vids and hopefully some good results as well

Sunset Cruise part 2

Not exactly full action shots but I really like the awesome sunset pics from last weeks training run

Mid winter in Sydney mite not be the best time for good seabreezes, but the beautifull afternoon weather certainly makes up for it

Ah the serenity

Sunset Cruise

The team finally got a chance to wash off the winter cobwebs for a very late arvo sail last week at Yarra Bay Skiff club. The boys got straight back into skiff mode after a 3 month lay off and proved they had lost nothing... off the trailer at 4pm, rig and on the water for a very leisurely one hour float with some foredeck paddling to get to the patch of breeze, then speed unrig and out of there at 6pm in total darkness... thank god for the local council workers who were doing some overtime work and had the spot lights on for us

The lovely sunset pics courtesy of my nieces pro 470 girls team, link here... http://whitechocolatesailing.blogspot.com/ Thanks guys... more pics to come soon

With the summer sailing season only a few months away the guys are planning more midweek training sessions that will give us a much better start to the racing year than last year when Benny was seeing the world till just before the JJ

And with a possible big sponsor about to sign on with the team, the wish list for new sails and gear is growing fast... stay tuned folks, as I know your all dying to hear... well at least i know one person that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!