After a longish silence

I know, but I've been busy!
Last Sunday Sirocco participated (not raced, please note) in a Jib and Main event, with all the racing keel boats.
There was one other cruiser in our division.
We completed a course of about 12 nautical miles in competition (but not racing) with the other boat.
The most wonderful thing about it for me was experiencing surfing down a wave - very exhilarating!
We certainly went faster, and were heeled over, and tacked and gybed more than I have ever experienced before in a single sail.
Sirocco was awarded a pennant which says "1st", which means that had we been racing (which we were not) we could be described as having won.....
Unfortunately our insurance does not cover us for racing :-)))))
Sirocco is coming out of the water on Monday for anti-fouling. Stand by for photos of her bottom