We got the Big Boy out !

Full crew last night, Mel, Norman, Mark, Peter, Linda and me. We played about with sail choices, saving the big No 1 for the regatta.
Nice breeze in the bay required a quick sail change as Pete and I were fore deck we sorted that. Norman made a good start. Fred on Ibis made a better one so we were duck hunting again. Eventually we got past Ibis going to the windward mark and we felt good about that.
On the down wind leg Norm jokingly asked about the Big. Mel had it out ready and we were running round looking for a sheet. In 5 years of sailing on Nickel Coin I have never seen this legendary sail. Fred headed away off wind and got a head while we were going dead down wind with the Big Boy. We got the Boy in and jibbed the spinnaker (correct me if I'm wrong) but the race was over. Fred had won and we were doing a Post Mortem on the Jibe.
Well it was good practice for the regatta and now Norm wants us to practice head sail changes with the spinnaker up :+) More fun. Not a bad night.
I have mixed feeling as it was a perfect evening for Plum Crazy and Jim was up for a blast in a propper dingy. We swapped handy numbers so I'll catch up with him mid week.



CONFACIMUS NAVEGEMUS (Fuck it -- let's go sailing)