Dear Cer

Well I think I can speak for the whole crew to say that we missed you.....

We managed to blow out a kite.... And do 14 knots! Which story would you like first?Well there we were in fine Maji form and being late for the start and well,we decided that it was time to catch up. So out with the "Plankie" the small kite in 30+ knots. So up it went and (Thank Paulie who got it all right) we were flying! 13, 14 , 14.5knots...suddenly, well you know the story, crew put sails up and God takes them down. Well I personally did not feel so bad as the sail was 23 years old (I think) and it must have been very tired. Anyway we then sailed with the number three for a while (Too Long for a good result, but we were all to scared) and we hoisted the medium kite. FLY---FLY brilliant fun. It was now 25 knots of breeze and quite under control about 30 degrees from our bum and could not be better. We do a jibe and ended up in an argument with another boat in the middle of nowhere. Like a fool I take my limited racing rules knowledge on with an international judge! (As only I can) We lost and went around there stern. Anyway that is another story. As for the sailing we pump the main and Kite the whole way to Mykonos. Do some good moves...(you would have been proud of our jibes at high wind - and our tacks, well AC has nothing on us)... We get to Mykonos and stop for a beer and Adel made us a lovely chicken stew for dinner at Paul and Adel's place at Langabaan. Well needless to say we were all asleep by ten!!! Yes I know we are lightweights but there was NO Ceri to feed us Tequila! Which as the forecast turned out was a good thing as you would have spent you day in the bunk (Ceri's Bunk) with Tim.

We set out the next morning for a 12.02.02 start in the pursuit race. Well not a good start.... Blowing 25+ and up with the no3 well it was not the no3 it was the no1 (thanks Andy T) Poooooor Pauly was devastate. "I just did not know" Anyway no3 come out and off we go down to the first mark. Paul get the 1.5 ready. Eyes got bigger but he did it. HOIST eyes got even bigger as we were pushing 30 knots now. Up it went perfectly. Off Maji goes. And then some. Jibe for the ore loading finger and then a perfect drop. Could not have gone better. Paul Senior driving like his life depended on it and Andy T trimming like a star. But Poor Tim popped his shoulder out and spent the whole day in pain with the Ceri (SEA SICK) syndrome down below. We ended up having a great day out and watching other boats doing the fall over and can't control the kite.....which we can now since our practice and you would have loved it even if you were sick.

That evening we were once again complete lightweights and back in bed early, however I am sure that we all had a great trip around the bay (maybe not Tim) but I do know that your next holiday must be for a Table Bay Week, something similar as there is knot (I know spelling) a crew member that did know think that you would not have loved it.

I have CC this to the crew so if I have missed something out please fill it in!

On behalf of Maji Crew you are sorely missed.

Cheers

Wavy

PS It is Lindsay and Kate's 40 wedding anniversary this weekend. Great Hay?