Folks,
The last couple of we/s I have managed to get out for a sail at Mannering Park sailing
club where they set really big courses on Lake Macquarie.
I would guess the legs to be well over a nautical mile and the cats share the course with
yachts who also sail out of this club.

They set triangular courses which can be fun if the breese is not too strong to carry
the kite (one up) on one of the reaches.
Last weekend I had some of the best spinnaker rides ever along one of these reaches.

The breese was very steady at around 10 knots and varied in strength only very slightly.
To make it even better it was nice and sunny with a temp of around 26degC (79degF).

Each time I sailed the reaching leg I had to be on the wire trapping just behind the side stay
and with only the gentle variation in strength along the leg would allow me to pop the windward
hull and jump out on the wire at the start of the leg and keep the hull around 2ft off the water
and only put it down when it was time to drop the kite at the end of the leg.

The very gentle variation in strength would have me run slightly above the rhumn line in
the lulls and slightly below when the breese was slightly firmer still delivering me right to the
mark at the end of the leg each time.

With the legs being so long I had plenty of time to take in the thrill of sailing one up in
such great conditions and ereally savour the moment.
Each time I sailed this leg it was the same.

The stuff that dreams are made of- Kind of reminded me why I love sailing so much.