Crewing on a race safety Rib for the first sailing race of the season

It's the first race of the season due to the lock-downs and I'm asked if I will help out on the safety boats for the race. Of course i'll have to put up with charging around at 35 knots and being regaled with sailing stories all day by the club bosun! I think I learn more in one day about sailing than I knew already as well as having a really nice day getting to know loads of people. 00:00 A slow start to the day 00:52 Assessing the weather 01:31 Laying markers for the race 02:39 35 Knots back up the lake 03:29 The boats line up at the start 03:56 2 Minutes to go! 04:20 And they're off! 05:30 Some images of the day