Hewson Regatta 2014

Last weekend was the Hewson Regatta, held, every year in June, by the Port Dover Yacht Club Racing Division. We set out on a calm Saturday morning and ended up motoring down the lake for quite a while before there was enough wind for a race.

Jeff and Jacquie, on Enigma, were our start line crew. In this photo Jeff is fast asleep and Jacquie is
 reading a book while the boat is on auto-helm. On Zatarrathe auto-helm is called "Otto".
 On Between the Sheets its "Lucy" as it is a little loose.

Eventually the wind filled in and we were able to get the Asymetrical sail up and flying but, after a
few hours of fickle wind, we took it down and motored to the finish line.  Some boats stuck it out and
 others withdrew from the race.

Between the Sheets was our finish line boat. This photo shows Special K heading towards the finish
in very light wind. It's a painful way to end a race, wondering whether there is even enough wind to
give you steerage.


I am having a difficult time with the blog program today so am going to try continuing this post on a follow-up.