The 4RO Round the Bay Race

The cruise North to Rosslyn Bay on Friday was comfortable and pleasant- Blue skies and a gentle breeze made the whole Friday days work very enjoyable!
If we saw a sail or  two on the horizon we assumed it was Loco and Immigrant and we would move into 'let's catch them mode" for a while until an unknown cruiser would appear and we'd all go back to relaxing!

Ray never likes to leave the work behind

Immigrant and Loco may have arrived into the Rosslyn Bay Marian first, but they spent a wee time exploring the mud before making it to the actual pontoon! Rosslyn Bay club is prepared for this now as they send a boat out with a few refreshments!

Morning bought race preparations

then Loco got their ducks in a row................

                                                       Geoff was prepared on No Problem       

Immigrant had the team at work............isn't that water gorgeous!

                  we all took someone with 'Local Knowledge"

below Don fuller

the 12 metres yacht Australia came for a run

                                     Arcadia won by about 20 seconds over Loco

Immigrant and Loco tried a teams approach

                                                 Geoff and Dave were QGC ready!!

                                                     Kym was ready for anything..............

Lining up for the start

                                                        Arcadia .........off and racing

immigrant and Loco ... neck and neck

there were a few other yachts in the race ..... 10 in all...

 and so after a few curries, and a soft drinks .........

the next morning at dawn  off went the mumms

                                                       while we took the scenic route.....

                                                                                

                                                                   Keppel looked beautiful...........


                                                    Ray caught up on HIS beauty sleep...

                                                                                 
                                     on the Mumms  Dirk took a few photos ...........during the race

 and on the way home ..........

perhaps we should have gone in company too...............

however ....

we set the sails

and headed home ..........

arriving in time for a pretty  sunset ..

                                                                           

                                                                                  

                                                         nice to be home ..............