Cara goes to Aberaeron

 0920 at Aberaeron to go top NwQuay pick up Cara then motor sail to Aberaeron to be hauled out by the crane.  hoisted the genoa and put the tiller pilot on, seen some dolphins   good trip was doing around 6-8 knts 

went tru the harbour entrance, by the time i went forward to get one of the lines ready and put 3 fenders out we were ready to be hauled out , at quayside height we stepped off and watch cara go in the air , took a few pics as we got her ontp wooden blocks , after tea and a bacon & egg and sausage roll we tidied everything up and helped a few other boats   all done by 1pm for us , trip home to do school run 

more to follow 

NQ YC marks

 

Cara of Menai wins Summer Series

Cara of Menai won the Summer series 

i managed 4 of the 8 races 

2 of the 8 were DNC and DNF

Races on board

2nd June 1st  (did not race onboard)

11th June 2nd

11th June 2nd

30th July 2nd

7th August DNC (did not race onboard)

13th August DNF (did not race onboard)

17th August 2nd  (did not race onboard)

28th August 5th  

race log 2021-2022

  2021

25/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO 2H22 cruise 

19/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO race 32m + Cruise 

13/6/21 ERL2007 SOLO 5.8NM++ 1H30

13/6/21 ERL2007 SOLO 43M race not recorded

18/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO race 1H34M 

18/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO sail 1H41M  5.22m

25/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO race 1H4M no distance

25/7/21 ERL2007 SOLO race 49M no distance

25/721 ERL2007 SOLO sail 2h22m full length of Bala 

28/8/21 Mutley93 Dzero  R1 3.28NM 59M 

28/8/21 Mutley93 Dzero  R2 4.43NM 1H18M

2022

23/02/22 Mutley93 Dzero R1 30mins   R2 19mins plus sailing in and out 

03/04/22 Mutley93 Dzero R1 2.4NM sail out plus race  50mins total

                                             R2 2.9NM race plus sail back 45mins total

16/4/22 Mutley93 Dzero R1  ABOUT 40MINS BEFORE RETIRING 

14/05/22 Cara of Menai Fulmer 32 Race Aberaeron-New Quay-Aberaeron- Ynys Lochtyn 18.nm 4h33m  (1st)

28/05/22 Mutley93 R1 4.86NM 1H12M sail out as well

28/05/22 Mutley93 R2 2.69NM 59M23 sail in as well

29/05/22 Cara of Menai Fulmer 32 Cruise to Aberaeron and back 11.99nm  3h4m

11/6/22 Cara of Menai  Jubilee Cup R1 11.0NM 2H26M  (2nd)

11/6/22 Cara of Menai  Jubilee Cup  R2 6.2NM  1H4M    (2nd)

1/7/22  Cara of Menai NQYC KBR R1  20.9NM 4H11M39S  includes sail out and back (7th)

17/7/22 Cara of MENAI Aberaeron regatta r3  9.1nm 2h 01m sailed from NQYC

17/7/22 Cara of MENAI Aberaeron regatta r4  8.9nm 1h 54m  return to NQYC

27/7/22 Mochyn Du Cardiff BAY Yacht Club 8.6nm 2h 19m Tuesday bay race evening

30/7/22 Cara of Menai NQYC Summer series 8.4nm 2h 9m  (2nd)

27/8/22 Bala Regatta fast handicap R1  2.4NM 1H34M plus sail out 

27/8/22 Bala Regatta fast handicap R2  2.3NM   1H14M

 27/8/22 Bala Regatta fast handicap R3   3.7NM 1H49 plus sail home 

28/8/22 Cara of Menai NQYC Summer series  6.4NM  2H29M  (5th)

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28th August 2022 Race on Cara

 an early start to get parked a breakfast roll from Gingeroes and along wait on the quay , helping launch a fishing boat and a walk on the beach , all good fun waiting for Martin and Jon , after 10 they arrived and we launched after high tide 0934

we moored up cara then headed back in for a tea and coffee and get lunch for on the boat.

we went for a brief sail then headed back only just making the start in time, the winf picked up a bit , we did some good tacks but BLYTHE SPIRIT was doing better than us, we needed more wind .

course was

 pier head pod (line)

Rnli P

Cruiser 3 P

Northly P

Line and finish

• 6.4NM
  Distance
 
• 2:24:57
  Moving Time
• includes warmup
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on the downwind we hoisted the spinaker and had some pratice in light winds 

we finished but didnt do that well, it was a good sail apart from that. the boat was put to bed and lunch and tea on board, some nice boats arrived and we later took a look 

a debrief and question time in the club after and a relaxing cider.

2 days of sailing including bala .

Summer Series 30th July 2022

 0700 depart for Newquay on a 14-20knoty forecast,

swapped over my new rudder on Mutley93 then waited for everyone to show.

we headed out and past the breakwater it was choppy and boat heeled over in breaking waves, the course was in the bay thank god 

start was pin andd pier to no2 then 4 the rnli bouy cross the line 3 laps.

with Jon onboard i had a good lesson how to winch properly, all good fun.

we worked hard and got 2nd on water and result behind wonderwall 

8.4nm from the mooring to return  2h9m 

speed map from garmin connect from gpx file 

mark n02

mark no4 

 a long trip to Cardiff pick Chris S up from NewQuay.

arrived by 1700 ish and we set about checking boat after it had not been used for a few months

we motored out of the marina to pick up Rosie Davies, with Martin W on the helm..

we did our pratice tacks and spinaker hoists.

the area wasnt that big and was very crowded. lots of shouts for water at marks and potential damaged boats , Chris worked like a demon doing the spinaker hoists and pull downs, the laps were very short so the race was full on and very tireing.

after the race we had a gentle sail around to thank the committee boat then headed back to the marina  stowed the boat away and then up to the club for a welcome few pints

8.6nm 2h51m 

after dropping chris off we finally got home around 0100. 

needless to say i was very tired and slept well

 

Aberaeron Regatta R3 & R4 update

 got A message from the skipper yesterday and he said 

we won 2 cups and 3 bottles of wine for our efforts

more to follow on details.

r4

Aberaeron Regatta day 3 R3 R4

r4

r3

 

set off early to sort Mutley93 and get hiim onto the slip way while it was low tide.

then it was a wait for the tide to come in, which it did quickly, Martin and Trystan showed up and eventually we got the dinghy out to the boat and then we were afloat.

we set sail as we were running late the wind got upto 22 knots going over to aberaeron and trystan put a reef in the main.

wind then dropped off as we got to ABeraeron and the start was slight delayed to allow us to start.

we had a good start and led all the way around, my job today was main and traveler and tyrstan did the winches for job.

it was hard work but paid off 1h18 race time , next in was about 3 mins behind.

after a cup of tea the race got under way with some rather starnge start sequances 

first notice we got  1minute to go lol

it was close racing all around lap 1 with a very close call at the line which made us do turns#

we caught back up and 2nd on the water

no idea of results as yet.

sail to Aberaeron and r3  9.1nm 2h01

8.9nm 1h54 r4 and return to New Quay

Cara of Menai

 

NQYC KBR R1

 wind was forecast 12-15knts 

10 boats started , crew were john simpson , Ceri Jones skipper Martin Seal.

course was North (S),

 Aberaeron (P), 52 14.74N 004 16.29W

Cwmtydu (P), 52 12.77N 004 24.396W

Finish Pier head one lap.

rave was very good enjoyed it, even had a cup of tea on the beat to Cwmtydu.

we misjudged where that mark was because we didt input it into the gps.

the sea got a bit choppy in that area as well, rounding the mark Martin really needed someone to be on the mainsheet as we struglled to get around, lesson learned.

the Hawks did well and we didnt, but we enjoyed the sail.

after we had a little picnic reflecting on the race , a few beers in the club after and then a very deep sleep 

the finish chased by 2 Hawks

our rather heeled departure from the Cwmtydu mark