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6 February 2022


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CONGRATULATIONS Dingo!!!
ΣΥΓΧΑΡΗΤΉΡΙΑ Zorba777!! CONGRATULATIONS SlideRule!

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A fiery fleet of 176 as always Elan 410s entered for this year's crossing to the Shetland Islands and mazy zig-zag through them to the usual narrow finish in Lerwick harbour. But as always also, the attrition rate was high, with some 30-odd never managing to get off the line off Aberdeen at all, but with a further 30-odd coming to grief en route, most often courtesy of an unplanned grounding.

The sail along the Scottish coast to the turn north in Moray Firth proved relatively uneventful and the fleet was closely packed as they hoisted spinnakers in the dark for a pleasant run, given the time of year, up to Gruney Island off the tip of Mainland. Those who set off at deeper angles were rewarded nicely by the new WX and Zorba777 took the lead. However, despite the explicit warning in the SIs, he and most everybody else neglected to explore the possibility of approaching Gruney via the east coast of mainland. Not for the first time, this proved the way to go and bonknhoot and rafa rounded the island well ahead of the pack.

Alas for our intrepid pair, victory was not to be, rafa running aground during a further cold night afloat, and bonknhoot simply forgetting to leave Hascosay to port in plain daylight, thus letting Dingo, who, sailing carefully, had always stayed in contention, take the gun! Fair dinkum Dingo ;-) !

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