Chris Jacobs

Finally hired a Dart 16 from Hydro Abersoch and what a day for it! First time on a dinghy for the cousins over from LA and first sail back for Becca after the baby 👶. Tried to take it easy, but the wind was building only 100m offshore and the Dart was flyinggggg. Few times it got a bit hairy in the moorings, having to decide between a slow tack drifting onto a moored boat or a fast gybe between boats. Had the worlds slowest collision at once point 😬. Some big waves and one near miss with a crazy swimmer out the back who didn’t have a buoy, thank you Georgie for spotting him just in time! Been looking forward to this for years and it was so fun 😊 ❤️

A wonderful day of 3 parts. Part 1: Leaving the multihull centre and tying up for breakfast on a mooring buoy. Part 2: Cat close quarters handling practice in the buoys. Paul was very patient teaching us on his new, high performance yacht to give us some crucial lessons before a charter trip in Croatia. Very windy conditions - challenging! Part 3: Flying around Plymouth outside the breakwater. 13kts SOG and a visit from a RIB to inform us there was a submarine below us! Great day, great conditions. Thanks Paul and Mike for making it possible ❤️.

Windy and choppy in the way there. Sunny and hot for lunch. Downwind fun and fast on the way home. Stopped for a swim on the river. Perfect day 👌

Lovely after lunch sail from Bellano with Tom on a RS Quest. We sailed south until the wind died and then downwind drifted back. Perfect weather and nice warm water. Really friendly club, would love to join!

No wind for an hour, lots of good light wind fun and some paddling. Then we saw kite surfers in the distance to the south and the wind moving towards us. It kicked in quite strong and we went from 0.5kts to 5kts instantly. Sailed across the lake in 12 minutes (36mins by paddle board) and had a full turtle roll capsize. Took two of us on the daggerboard to right the boat..! Luckily all water bottles floated to the surface and our oar overboard drill was a success. Really enjoyed downwind sailing onto the beach and gybing in the shallows. Awesome compared to common offshore winds at the coast.

Zipping and zooming in a lunch nap break from the sailing club. Bashed up old laser still flying! 🚀 Timed 30mins out of the lake to turn around and then the wind died 😂

The rain stopped but the wind was a steady 25kts. 5 on board. I was on the main. Chunky sea and lots of spray. Race 1: Everyone got a bad start. But at least we finished! Race 2: We crossed the start first out of 3 remaining boats (see pics). Solid race, reached 12kts downwind.

Fast trip back, with a surprise stop to see Lou from Nomad 😊 💙

We finally got to have lunch with Greg! He took us on his Ribeye to Seaview, a beautiful spot where we had lunch and watched the Mermaid race. 🧜 Pretty calm conditions with the occasional bounce. Fun being back on a powerboat after all these years!

I’m converted. Stunning scenery, perfect wind, fast boat and expert crew. We reached 14.6 kts on the Topcat K2 with only two tiny moments of flight, always felt in control. Becca helmed most of the sail and nailed the crazy long, non-folding tiller. Going down in my top 5 sails ❤️ Only negative is we thought we would see the other side of the lake. It was disappointing to see on the map at the end that we barely left Riva del Garda 😂 🙈