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Hi all,
Waiting to speak to Steve about the Bloody Mary tomorrow who is working at the boat show. Collected the boat from him last weekend to bring it to snowy High Wycombe. He was keen to do the event especially as we have tactically moved up the weight division over Christmas & New Year gaining much needed insulation in the process.
Happy New Year all,
Andy 
 

Steve & I will be there with Dynamite Stick
See you all soon.
Andy

Back from Thorpe Bay, we had a great weekend and thank you very much to everyone at the club and especially Kevin & Lesley; and all those from the association who made the event happen.
Andy:)

Steve & I are hoping to be there in Dynamite Stick.

I completely agree with Janey, the key is good teamwork and respect for each other.

Steve & I outside the actual race debate everything from how to initialy fit out the boat, how to use practice time, the rig set up, what the weather is going to do, where to start and after the race what went right and what went wrong.

Just before the start we drop into race mode when the communication is one way and much more about the simple fact of what is going on / needed. Whilst the best balance for the various tasks will be dependant upon the two individuals. We find that Steve will concentrate on sailing the boat where he wants to go; whilst I will be balancing the boat, constantly monitoring and informing him of the wind direction and situation of other boats and lay lines. Once we are both on the side I will often be the one tweak the control lines having checked with Steve.

The most important thing after respect for each other is practice time outside of racing.This is the time in which you can learn the most about the boat and from each other. To put it in context we probably used to spend more time on the water practicing than we did racing when we won the Burton in 1993  and on our return in 2007.

Above all else it has to be fun for both of you.

Steve & I have started to put the bits on the new boat but there is still a long way to go so we will be in his garage on Saturday rather than Northampton.

Good luck to everyone at the weekend, and see you next year.

Andy

Completely agree, it was a great event which was well organised and run. Thank you to all those involved, well done to Graham & Zoe; Paul & Guy.

Looking forward to next year especially if we can have the same sunshine with some more wind to keep the over 40 & fat team moving through the water!

Andy