Scoline's defence of the Mary Mackarness Jug was almost a non starter this year, when our only 'lady' was defeated by the gridlock caused by Weymouth's traffic management improvements.....lets face it, anything will seem like an improvement after this chaos!!!
Fortunately we found Lauren on the quay looking for a ride, Lauren is down from 'oop north' to do a dinghy sailing instructors course with the Sea Cadets, and as fate would have it.......is now the holder of the Mary Mackarness Jug.
I'm not sure who was most nervous as we came into the start line, Lauren, thrust onto the helm 5 tonnes of finely tuned racing machine (well 4 tonnes of racing machine an 1 tonne of superfluous crap!), or the three owners who we're sent onto the rail while a 16 year old northern lass hustled their pride and joy into position on the start.
They needn't have worried as Lauren steered a cracking race, steady and smooth upwind, confident changes of direction, and the most important job of a helms(wo)man - make the crew look good!!
Sapphire could not shake us on any point of sail, and they crossed the finish line less than 2 minutes in front of us - a handicap corrected victory by over 1.5 minutes to Sapphire, and nearly 6 minutes to 3rd placed Hooligan.
Cracking sail, well done Lauren.
(oh, and the crew - at least there will be something for us at the prizegiving this year!!)
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