Highlight of today is the Annual Glenmar Small Boat Regatta. I got hooked up with Caroline and Tim Frost on a Thistle.. I woke up bright and early.. Breakfast was hotdogs.. and cinnamon bread with Banana... Steve was kinda surprise that I can eat hotdogs for breakfast.. I'm like.. wots wrong? I mean.. I usually do Nasi Lemak.. and Vegetarian Noodles.. or Beehoon for breakfast.. They just can't comprehend.. Breakfast for them is Cereal.. Milk.. Eggs.. Bacon.. oh well.. hehe.. Who cares? as long as it fills me up!! I think i'm gonna be really fat by the time I get back home.. Sigh..
Anybody takin side bets on my weight??
Anyway.. We sailed Dave's boat over.. nice breeze. I get to helm a Thistle.. yay!! Din manage to get any pictures of myself thou.. Anyway.. We go to the sailing centre.. Swapped crew.. Got introduced to Mike Mueller.. very nice guy.. He co-own the boat with Caroline.. Joe was the fella conducting the race.. Talked to Tim.. and Caroline.. had some fun.. joked arnd.. I kinda like the way they do things... as in they are open.. to suggestions.. and stuff like that.. but ya know.. sometimes.. people just talk.. and doesn't do things quite well?? But I like the confidence.. Anyway.. We launched at about 1030.. First whistle was suppose to be 11.. tHey flew the AP (postphonement flag) for a while.. then we started.. Wind was shifted to the left at 340 degrees.. stayed there for a while.. Pin end was favoured.. at 3 minutes 30 seconds.. the wind veered to the right.. I think it must have been a good 40 degrees or somethign.. So.. naturally.. the starboard was favoured.. Told the skipper that.. He nodded his head.. but he still went for the pin end.. and even wanted to duck below a boat and up him.. Thank god the boat wasn't too smart and try to stay down.. We started alright.. but it was almost immediately apparent that those who started on the Committee boat end was doing better.. We rounded the mark 5th.. We heading down towards the Gybe Mark.. when we do a spinnaker gybe... we capsized.. sigh.. and there goes our race.. I was immediately reminded.. by getting wet.. and staying wet.. that a Thistle isn't quite like a Laser.. when u upright.. all the water will go off.. The water just kept coming in... Tim was bitching.. Caroline was bitching.. saying that it wasn't her jobscope.. and that she should have been doing foredeck because thats what she has been used to the past few years.. ok.. granted..they are old.. I give it to them.. hehe.. who cares anyway.. I was still having fun! But of course I felt paiseh la.. I mean.. I would have wanted to win.. rather than capsizing.. but then again.. capsizing is fun! At least I get to capsize another boat! With addition to the Laser 16.. who in its whole history, was only capsized twice.. So.. it works.. we had fun...
So happen that we were not the only unlucky fella.. thank god.. haha.. Another thistle retired.. cos their Forestay came out.. Another laser came back.. JR Futcher got her mast broken.. shame.. guess heaven is quite fair.. haha..
Then we decided it was time to sail the boat back.. Wind was fantastic on the way back.. gosh.. if that is the win we are getting everyday in singapore.. I swear we would have been pros and all those light weight sailors in Singapore can S.M.C!!! anyway.. we had one big issue with powerboaters on our way back.. we were on port tack.. there was a powerboat coming on our left.. huge one! We signalled for him to go behind us.. because its too close.... The guy must have saw us.. cos he turned his boat.. but to the left instead of the right!! HE was trying to cut us in front!!! His boat pass us by a good boat length.. But he created such a huge wake that we got a 10 foot wave crashing on us! BASTARD!! We showed him the figure and called him a bastard and asshole.. His wife heard.. We din't give a shit.. the driver? He din even bat and eyelid! We hope and held hands a prayed that they will crash and sink their boat.. Amen..
Anyway.. Post race celebrations followed.. I was on the grill cooking hotdogs for everybody.. it started out really charred?? but as I went along.. after the 6th one? Gosh. I'm a pro! I had super nicely busted hotdogs.. Awesome stuff. I should open a hot dog stand someday.. Met a whole lot of people.. can't remember their name for nuts.. They were appreciative.. Commenting on the food.. and offering to take over the cooking.. Thats what I like abt them.. a nice pat on ur back and nice words to you.. Then it rained a slight bit.... but we still had the prize presentation.. this guy called Craig won the Laser.. he had the nicest looking hull and sail.. and the power packs on.. so.. quite naturally.. he had the advantage.. Corey with his beat up boat.. but nice sail.. and nicely tunned outhaul by me.... *bow* haha.. came in 2nd.. good for him!!
Came back home.. had homemade pizza for dinner.. and I guess thats enough excitement for the day.. Oh yes.. I haven't quite gotten down to jogging yet.... darn..
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