Cowes
The weather was very changeable in the run up to the Cowes Maxi rally with some forecasting strong winds to come in on the way back but it did not put any of the Maxis off and in the end, it was far more benign that expected.
The sail to Cowes was very pleasant with a 8-10kn westerly breeze and quite warm. 8 Maxis were alongside in Cowes Yacht Haven by the end of the afternoon, these were: Lookin Foor Kloos, Leda of Hamble, Aloni, Asante, Maxi Magic, Amazing Grace, Blue Lightning and Wenimbi.
We had the traditional pontoon party at 6pm where we were joined also by Bill and Sue McFarlane who arrived by ferry, leaving Out of the Blue on her Cowes mooring. We made a good impression on Carolyn’s nibbles and the drinks before heading off to the Island Sailing Club for dinner. They looked after us very well.
Wednesday greeted us with some very heavy showers meaning that some of the early departures to catch the west going tide got very wet! Frankie and Jamie Pride heading for Poole said they had all seasons in a day – no wind to 25kn, rain and sunshine.
The next rally is on the Hamble on 12 – 13th October where we look forward to meeting up again.