something a little different - race 4

Race 4 of the Skate Nationals at St.GSC and the breeze is back to full blast seabreeze from the N/E...and the Skate guys are in heaven...this is what its all about...enjoy the video highlites...the first few mins showing the guys leaving the beach on the beautifull Georges River with perfect blue skies and great breeze...thats us with the yellow hulled boat and grey mainsail

 

 

the fun part of the vid is at 5.55...the yellow boat crash gybes...not one of my finest moments, but hey shit happens...i dont mind having a swim now and then, but i wasnt planning to be leading the race at the time, i think more gybing practice mite be a good idea!!!!.... and with the current National Title holder and leader of this series so far with 3 wins from first 3 races had a coming together with a kite boarder, and got the full tangle of ropes and bits around his Skate, so that slowed him down enough for the rest of the fleet to have a share of the race lead...when we swam on first lap there had allready been 4 leaders...so i got back onboard and tried to keep chase with leading pack...by second kite run we had gained lead again, and held on the last lap from the fast finishing leader Dave Luck on the blue hulled Skate...a magic day that was tailor made for these awesome little boats...the smiles on everyones faces as we hit the beach after the race said it all...and we got a race win...YEEEHaaa

 

more Skate sailing adventures soon