Greetings, sorry for the delays I had to sort out how to get my laptop to edit this blog instead of coppelia's; this windows 8.1 and google crap is all getting harder not easier.
The supporter race so far:
Got up on Saturday morning, fed Sally her morning coffee, loaded up the chilly bin kissed Sally goodbye and drove off in Ruby (our red 1964 EH holden sedan) to pick up Bill.
This mission accomplished I then got stuck first in road works and then in a detour around some event on Quay street. Eventually I Arrived at Westhaven and boarded Rainbird along with Bill, Jackie, Jenny, Megan and Steve and headed out into the harbour.
Expedition Coppelia showing their class motored out of Bayswater about 15mins before the start, proceeded to hoist the main just before the 5 minute gun, and then hoist and set the spinaker right as the start gun fired leading the fleet out for a good few hundred meters before all the big boys managed to get their acts together spoiling their publicity photos. It's not good look for the Flash-Harry boats to have a biege boat from the early 80's creaming you the start.
Back on Rainbird we managed to consume 2 bottles of bubbles, 2 bottles of white and a dozen beer while enjoying the action. Once we'd made it to Rangitoto lighthouse we turned round and proceeded to go and watch the last day of the A class nationals and work on finishing the stinky cheese and dips we'd brought out to try and soak up the alcohol.
Good start by Coppelia,
Great time on our support boat Rainbird
Everyone made it back with only mild sunburn
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