Cadets Friday

Nice breeze and sunny Merlin Rocket weather.
I got to club with my kids (no Essie) and the kids cousin from Bremmen and her friend. We had fish and chips as this is "So English", to be honest it is the only time I eat F & C.
Tanja, Nat and the older girls watched as Ben and Charlotte helped rig the RS Fevas. Phil S vetoed the MR as it was too gust for Cadets :+(
I took Oliver out. Her hopped straight on to the tiller so I was balancing and jib. He made it down the river then told me he didn't know what he was doing. Ha just a lack of confidence Oliver you did great ! We puttled about then Phil set a coarse for us to sail. The other kids were doing capsize drill with Mark Bugler. Ben & Chops had to do it this time and they did.
I put up the jenneker and that was fun . I had a go on the helm for a bit. Oliver put up the jenneker but it didn't come down well, it went under the boat. Phil came over in his tender and pulled it out. It was now wet.
Oliver back on the helm and I up the jenneker and we had a good blast. Getting it down didn't work. The wet sail stuck to every thing it could and wrapped round the bow sprit. Imagine a 40 year old bloke hanging off the front of a little dingy with a novice helm, we managed to recover it but didn't spinnaker after that.
They swapped Oliver for Edwin so Edwin could tack up the river. He didn't do too badly and got us up the river without incident.
Chips beer and home.