I am not one for having blog counters etc to know how many people visit my blog or even read it. There is a big difference between visiting and reading my shite.
Anyway, I have a bit on right now, there are so many press things going on with the worlds coming up. Photo shoots, radio interviews, TV shows, Branded Moths, boats shipping in, trophies, dinners, jury, volunteers, paperwork, bank accounts, sponsors, branding, flags, ribs, marks, twitter and general panic going on. One good thing is someone beat us to the punch with a facebook page. At least we dont have to update that too. In between all of that I have to try and do some sailing. Safe to say my sailing is probably suffering a bit and I feel a little under prepared. saying that when I sailed a lot better in the US when I had hardly done any sailing and almost written off my boat on my first outing in the Gorge.
My North sail arrived the other day. Initially when I first went out I thought I had made a mistake getting a north in again. As i got used to the difference it became easier to use and I got it going well in the afternoon in the line ups we had. Jonny was out for a rare appearance which is a good thing, I hope he races in the nationals and gets some good moth fleet experince, shame he cannot make it to the worlds for the Dubai Boat show. I have changed up a few things on the north now so will see if it makes any difference to my light air take off. I found the MLS 13 got you going a bit earlier, but I need to get out in some marginal stuff with Glenny to really match it. Training with Glenn for so long makes him the best yardstick and I know if we get up at the same time while he is on the 13 and I am on the North then there is something wrong.
I think the Swiss guys turn up this weekend, which is a good thing, some more people out training and tuning up.
It is the Maktoum cup next weekend and the RC 44 event. I am in Doha on Sunday for an ISAF conference and then should be free to be sailing msot days for the worlds.
I watched the cup on TV on Sunday night. It was a weird mix, I was excited on the first beat and thought Andy Green’s commentary was pretty good and entertaining. When they went round the windward mark though it was dull as dishwater. I think they should have done two laps with more manouvers.
I must say even before the worlds start that Lisa the event manager is a complete star and I owe her so many bottles of wine.
I read your shite!
I think it’s a bit of a shame that the moth online community is so fragmented. The moth forum on the world site was a good idea but it never really got going with any dialogue. Maybe we all just prefer shouting about ourselves instead of actually having a conversation?!
Looking forward to following it all!
i agree, I find the online moth community quite unfriendly.
second on the reading you shite
I read your shite ,but only when all the paint is dried in my house !!!!! lol keep it up dude it`s been a long cold winter in blighty this year . good luck for the worlds .
I have you on my RSS feeds.
unfriendly! Fuck off.
I guess that means I can read too.
I usually read all the latest blog posts on the IMCA blogroll, but haven’t visited the forum near as often. Why? It’s easier to see the topics on the blogroll.
Cannot believe you guys are calling my perfect prose shite!!!! I am taking that personally people!
I’m not sure unfriendly is the right term. Everyone is very friendly, its just there is very little conversation/discussion where mothies come together online.
I read SA, but rarely post on there and don’t feel it is a good place for class related discussion due to the general level of animosity.
Keep it coming Chris,
…and thanks for the Moth Notebook, helps me getting organized after the DN season will be over.