12.07
After cancelling the training in Weymouth due to the forecast being too strong I headed up to Axebridge searching for a bit less wind. Unfortunately I was a little too successfully and arrived to find almost no wind. A group of six moths got on the water for a little over an hour of drifting split with brief moments of foiling. It was the first time I’d sailed against Mike since I’d fitted a set of his foils although we couldn’t really compare speed I did learn that my light wind take off wasn’t too bad.
Sitting at Axebridge in so little breeze made me worry that we had made the wrong call to can the weekend. However when I returned it was clear that the only time when it was possible to sail on Saturday was for a couple of hours after lunch and even then it would have only just been ok. I think it would have been survival conditions for all, not a productive group training session. Sunday was ballistic as it it is again now. It sounds like I should have gone to Hayling on Saturday instead but never mind.
Away from mothing I got the mini40 trimaran, that Mike lent me, on the water for the first time last week however just as i started to get her going the the steering started to behave slightly strangely which made getting the boat back to the beach a little tricky. The rudder was slipping in the steering arm Hopefully I should be able to give it a another go in a couple of days time as it looks like the wind may moderate a bit for Wednesday onwards.