Day One - The Invitiation Race

                     


            I think it is time to give you all a more complete view of the yacht club surroundings and the other competitors here at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.

                                          The Boat Yard

                               
  The Australian team have been more than helpful, letting us share space in their U haul container.........saves a lot of carting back and forth

          As to be expected there are containers and boats everywhere..

    

                                                             

                                    There are even wheelchair salesmen!

                                                            
                Back at the club house , the Media centre has a superior view
                                                         

                            There is still action at the crane dock ..       

                             and places to sit and watch the pre race action..

                             there are old friends found in odd places

                                    .. and other competitors on our dock
                     

 

The Aussie teams, the Italians, and the Netherlands

 

Daniel Fitzgibbon and Crew Liesl Tesch

 

and

Amethyst Banbrook, both our Aussie representatives in Skuds

 

Rolf Schrama from the Netherlands,

 

 

 

and the Italian team Marco Gualandris

and Marta Zanetti

 

                                    the larger view ...

                            

 

 Ray and Graeme spent some time bonding over at the boat shed

 

  

                                                Then our star arrived ....

 

with brother Phil,

 

last minute jobs ...

 

everybody busy ..

a team effort to get Pete aboard..

        and then up to the Historical Fort Redoubt to watch the days racing

         under thick clouds, passing squalls and strongly defined  horizons,

                        the 2.4 metres yachts were just a speck in the distance

                               while the Skuds were way out of sight

                            but .. we caught them on the homeward run...

 
                             Ray and Graeme leading the way
 Pete and Rachael sailed home after  a long day out in challenging weather

                                                 

Now that the official first race is upon us ..

 

It is a Media boat for me today.. so hopefully some good action shots for you all tomorrow.