In the days of old … like the 1960’s and maybe 1970’s when some Auckland yacht clubs only let women be associate members, and therefore they were not allowed to skipper boats, or come into the club, there were Cake days. Ladies were allowed to come out on race boats on specific days for a sail and a picnic, which included cake.
Yesterday we had a cake day on Coppelia, Jenny made some superb cupcakes, while my Neil provided lite entertainment.
As well as enjoying tasty treats, Sundays’ sail gave us a chance to see our new main sailing. My excitement of last week was well placed, as the shape, fabric and look of the new sail, all lived up to my expectations.
We sailed out of Gulf Harbour, hoisted the main then pulled in each of the reefs to see what the sail looked like. Next Rob climbed to the spreaders and marked their position on the sail as each reef were removed. This will enable us to put chaff patches on the sail at these points.
I did take some photos, but sadly left my camera on the boat, so sadly you will have to wait till later in the week to see how beautiful it is…
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