And we're racing!!

From the top:

Garry, Ken and Mick and the oh so serious racing......

Leaving the Commodore and Campbell in our wake after muffing the start

and the winner on handicap- Gus and the J!

My second experience of racing was fun, originally the course was supposed to be out to Snapper Island and across to Low and back to start but the wind was Shite according to the sailors aboard.  Then we muffed the start but once the famous Code Zero was up we began to fly!
on line we came in fifth on handicap we came in fourth and it was only seconds between boats on handicap!!
We crossed the line last but soon passed four boats but the leading pack we didnt quite catch although we certainly closed the gap- well except for that bloody Nacre of Mal's which finished an hour before the next boat LOL
I am getting this!!
and I didnt even  mind not getting to see my quilts in situ at the Airing of the Quilts! next year maybe

Big couple of weeks

Carnivale starts tonight in Port Douglas and I am sailing on the weekend in the Clipper Cup after experiencing my first race last Sunday!

Helen and Mick have invited me to sail on Ice with them in the past and realised I was keen to learn more.
Mick sailed Ice down to Yorkey's last Saturday with Garry and Ken and Helen and I drove down and sailed back with them to Port on Sunday.
We had a knockdown because the kite got an override and couldnt be eased quick enough to prevent us hitting the water. I got a close up view of Ice's new antifoul paint job as it happened but we survived.
We won the wine glass award and bent the spinnaker pole but it was fun
I got a bit more sun than I would like because I wore a cap so I have to set up my boring old sun hat and needed a good luck charm to I made another butterfly LOL
Ice is the lovely blue yacht above, a pic of my butterfly luck charm and a pic taken during last week's race.
Here's hoping!!

Some sailing and sunsets

Passing Freda!!

this week after stitching my fingers to the bone
Various pics of Freda and the spectacular sky last Wednesday
life is tough
all quilts delivered and hanging next weekend-pics when I get them back