I had one of the most enjoyable sails I've ever had last weekend. Matt asked me to crew on his Elliot 7 for the PSYC Sprints; we managed 4 out of 4 line honours wins! There was some close manoeuvering during the starts and the first upwind leg. It was a tactical series with plenty of outgoing tide ripping through the channel between Soldier's Point and the island. We had some good tussles with the Etchells at times. Once again Matt proved his skill as a skipper and sailed exceptionally well. Our crew work was pretty smooth all day, with no major mess ups on the spinnaker. Nervous is looking good after some upgrades and the new Mitchell sails are working well.
The sprints are a great racing format and it would be good to see more of them at PSYC! They certainly test the sail handling skills, tactics and starting procedure.
Matt and his brother are off to the Farr 30 Nationals this weekend with the Holbert brothers, good luck guys!!!
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