A Half Day Sail on Rutland Water
The wind was not great when we sailed on 2 June 22 and we decided to abandon sailing at lunch time. "Fancy a sail tomorrow? The wind looks to be better." Fro Dave its a 50 Mile round trip - would it be worthwhile just a half day sail? John Cranwell Ward and Dave Grundy met up about 09:30 and 45 minutes later had launched and rigged and were leaving the pontoon in a decent breeze. We set of down the South leg and were pleased to see Rutland Sailing Club new RS21's out giving folks a taster sail. They looked great and even managed to get their spinnakers up a couple of times. Soon more boats appeared and we enjoyed. Our Squibs are 50+ years old but they still give us an exciting sail, given a decent breeze - the sun was out, the breeze ideal and lifting. Was it worth the round trip? Without doubt. Great to be out on the water today Friday 3 June 2022.
