Oscar

Force 0 to 5 Cloudy no rain Had to motor up to Channel Islands due to lack of wind. Over both days logged 15 night hours. How to rig external halyard, winched man at mast, learnt inside and outside gybing efficiency. Lots of rigging de-rigging spinnaker.

RORC Dinard St Malo Race 2 X 4 Hour Watch System Good run down through the channel Wind let up towards the end, struggled to get to the finish past the Channel Islands. Lots of spinnaker work. 14 Crew Some downpours Saturday morning.

27.7 NM, 9-19 kts wind, clear skies, more spinnaker drill, attempted rescue of boat stranded on Bramble Bank but judged risk too high.

23.5 NM, 5-8 kts wind, clear skies, around the Solent, MoB practice several times, spinnaker drills