Jonathan, re your post on June 16 -
Of course it's down to the weather, and the main thing is to get some enjoyable sailing in together-ish. I also should say that my gung-ho comment about yours truly and an early start on Saturday didn't take account of a one-car situation for the Rogers on their Dorset holiday, and I can't leave my (much) better half transport-less if she doesn't come sailing, so I may have to sample First Great Western plus a taxi or two. But, by hook or by crook, I'll be there - probably at a respectable but not v early hour.
Though this is purely personal and nothing to do with forthcoming sailing at Weymouth, your GPS data on your last Lulworth voyage interest me. On the Saturday of the Ullswater rally, the BRs, BCs and BRes, plus Cavatina, went from one end of the lake to the other and back between about 10.30 and 4.30. I understand Ullswater to be 7 1/2 miles long, and allowing for a bit of 'sailing about' at both ends we therefore covered a good 15 miles. BUT the NE - SW half in the morning was a beat into a funnelled head wind the whole way: how much would that add to distance covered? PLUS little Cavatina, for reasons I won't go into (related to my not having my radio), sailed a fair way up the middle bit of the lake and then back to join the rest, while the bigger boats had a leisurely lunch break at Howtown. I really think that must have been an extra 3+ miles -it was a long way! It seems therefore that I sailed at least 18 - 20 (non-nautical) miles in about 6 hours that day - is that likely in a 12 ft dinghy, or am I getting delusions of grandeur? We were moving quite briskly most of the time, as I recall! Does anyone have GPS data related to that day to share? (Any replies better go on the Ullswater thread?)
Michael
