Mandolin Wind

Playing on the Jangada Juke Box tonight is Rod Stewart's Mandolin
Wind. A very pleasant interlude as we catch the last of the fair tide
near Anvil Point.

Penguin and afternoon tea &drift

Blue Water sailing

Off Ventnor. Closely pursued by a jumping jellyfish snapping at

Breeze at last

After a light wind drift to the East with tide, we have now found some
steady pressure from the East off Ryde. 6 kt boat speed , Jeremy
looking happier.

Sir Admiral Waddle has issued flapjacks in reward.
Richard

Countdown to start

End of the line pinged. 4kt of wind - ggrrrr

De Guingand Bowl

Another Fastnet qualifier and again light winds forecast for the
weekend. RORC have just published the course - East, west, east, west,
east between Nab and Portland. 126nm in total. Routing is predicting a
finish on Sunday evening. Just hope we get a few sea breezes to speed
things up.

Jangada has got another new weapon onboard which might prove usefull -
60m of webbing for the kedge anchor.

Richard

Training with OUYC

Members of the Oxford University Yacht Club, in preparation for the Round the Island race in a fortnight. The only face missing from the photo - the Owner, who eventually found a job to do as "sewer rat".

The weather Gods looked upon us favourably for the day, with most of the rain bypassing us as we tacked and gybed our way around the Solent, taking advantage of some huge wind shifts.