RANSA Friday Twilight’s Tales
Elapsed time
1h 35m
Avg. speed
6.3kts
Distance
10.1nm
Moving time
--
Max. speed
-- kts
Sydney Harbour Area, NSW, Australia
Nov 22, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024
What a ripper of a Friday twilight race run by the RANSA sailing club! The harbour was alive, and we had a full-on crew aboard, ready for action. I was on heady trim, copping a fair few showers in the process, but no complaints there — it’s all part of the fun. The start line was absolutely chockers, with boats jostling for position. We nailed a cracking start, even though we got barged on the start pin by two boats that were so close to colliding, it was almost carnage. Talk about chaos! The sailing itself was top-notch, and it felt bloody good to be back on the water. That said, I’m still working on getting my sea legs and sharpening my focus — not easy on a boat that’s lightning-fast, turns on a dime, and has no rails to catch you. Add in black sails that are tricky to read, and a competitive-as-hell crew, and it’s a proper workout keeping up. But we held our own, sailed strong, and crossed the line first with a solid margin. We were stoked — until we realised there was no horn. Bit of a head-scratcher, that one. Back at the club, we got the word: we’d been marked second to a casual entrant. Fair enough, we thought — until we found out she’d started five minutes early on another division’s clock! Turns out, she should’ve copped a DNS and a disqualification, but the committee gave her first place anyway. Noice. Bit of a laugh, really. Doesn’t affect the season results, just means one less gift in the tally for us. At the end of the day, though, none of it really mattered. It was a beautiful day, a cracking race, and another reminder of why we love this sport. Cheers to the crew and the chaos — bring on the next one! With: @borisinilopu
Boat & Crew
Nocturne (Crew)
Murray, Burns & Dovell, 48 Race Yacht