Kiwi dinghy racing on New Years day 2024
As I posted in an earlier video, I have been slowly developing my 12ft Kiwi dinghy. It's getting there now, all I have to do is sail it better. So I'm hoping for some fun racing later in the year (first race is February 4th) This is a short video, taken by Chris Rowsell, and shows me sailing at the start of this years New Years Day race. My first time out with a new Highwater Sails mainsail. A big improvement on the old one (which had holes that I could put my fingers through) Obviously any sailing in mid winter is weather dependant. We were lucky that we finished the race before the wind increased to the predicted 20 and then 40+ knots. Even so there were several capsizes - while I sailed more cautiously than I would have done in warmer weather. But we didn't escape the rain! Air temperature was about 9C, say 48F, the water felt colder! Oh, I finished 2nd. But, as always, it was the sail that was the important thing, not the results.
