We were out on the Menai Straits both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. On Saturday, we had a useful session practising for the upcoming Celtic Challenge with our support boat Danny Jo and a RIB. Danny Jo will be with us on the challenge and as our RIB is coming from Staffordshire, a RIB for this practise was kindly provided by Alan Price. During the challenge, crews will have to rotate regularly and therefore we needed to practise transfers to and from Danny Jo using the RIB.
Holly and Pete on Danny as the RIB heads of to Elen to make a transfer
There was a decent swell for the practise which allowed all the learning points to come out such as how easy it would be to lose a finger if you got them trapped between longboat and RIB as they pitched up and down alongside eachother. We also learnt how easy it is for the longboat to become unbalanced as crew transfer in and out. All this will stand is in good stead come the event itself. Thanks again to Mark and Alan for their time, patiuence and assistance.
Maggy and Martin coming alongside Danny Jo
Sunday saw a good turn out for rowing and both Elen and Macsen took to the water as well as one of our yoles. Elen took off for Plas Newydd with Elin, Helen, Issy, Sally-Ann, Amanda, whilst Elen with Ian, Pete, Meg, Neil and Mike took it easier as they stayed close to Holly in the Yole to provide some support - the yole being more suseptible to capsizing. Macsen made it to the sailing club in Port Dinorwic where they availed themselves of tea, coffe and biscuits. En route they were buzzed by Sion in his dingy.
Holly and Sion stalking Macsen
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