Standby... to standby

Greetings all, not much to report... first we didn't have any wind... then for a few days we had too much... and now it has gone again. The high tides are leaving us at the end of the day but we may stilkl grab their tail end over the next couple of days. After that we will have to wait a few days until the mornings highs move into the afternoon and hence windy part of the day.
There is very little we can do about it but remain on standby and keep paying attention to the details.
We are starting to focus on some different plaing surface shapes for slightly choppier water surfaces. It may help us now but will definitely help us later.
Sailrocket remains fully rigged and ready in her now well-tested shelter.
Two days ago we thought we had a good day coming. I was up at the salt pans showing Ian what's in the back yard when I noticed the fog rolling in. We raced it back to Walvis in the car which indicated it was coming in quick. The wind came in as if a switch was flicked. It ramped up another notch later in the day with a gust front of over 35 knots. It was accompanied by heaps of dust and debris. This was pretty unusual for Walvis Bay and I have only seen it 'ramp up' like that once before. Imagine getting hit by that half way down the course? I think I'd end up... errr... somewhere inland!

Cheers, Paul.

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