Have I been slack or wot?.. With my posting::.Xmas 2012, TDU, Peregrine Tassie Trip

OK, since the Nagambie trip to see and ride with the Green Edge guys I (we ) have:

Made heaps of Poc Poc's with and under Maddie's instruction.

Poc Poc's ... "Moor Poc Poc's Pop."

We visit the Hutchies for Christmas

Mmmm Hmmmm  --- I loves dat Jelly.

Watched the Jacco Bay Classic at Portarlington with Sue Dim Vic John Maddie and Mia.

Drove to Adelaide for the Tour Down Unda and the 135 klm Bupa Challenge Ride.

At Adelaide Airport tried to pic of huge number of bike boxes arriving.

John and I went to Willunga  near the famous Mclarren vale vinyards for a Stage. Hmmm.. nice wine.

John is baby sitting today.

I caught the winners flowers at Willunga

The pic telles it all

Vic and Mia at Adelaide Airpoty

Last Stage in Adelaide

Winners

At the Sterling Stage.

Chris wins heaps of cudos after arriving at his Scott VIP function the evening after the morning he was knocked off his bike by a truck -- a bloody big truck at that. He refused the ambulance 'whistle' pain relief. Damage: broken collar bone and scapula and suspect knee. He is hiding it well with a big smile. behind Vic.

Gaye wings off to Canada to visit Mom and family mid winter -- brrrrr.

no pics yet

I sail with Ryan, Chris, Luke and Gazza to Tasmania and back. 

A brilliant trip. Great sail to the Hunter Group of islands. Took 30 hours. Stayed for 4 days catching and eating fish, abalone and crays. Then a sprung sheet sail to beauty point at the entrance to the Tamar River. Stayed awaiting the tide so we could proceed up the river 30 miles to Launceston. Stumbled across the Lonnie annual festival for drinks and entertainment. Then off to the Wooden boat show in Hobart by hire car. Back the following day and down the river with barbie cooking up rissoles to go with the cold beers we found in the bottom of the ice box. The run back to Queenscliff was champagne sailing. 8 to 12 knots of NE wind all day and that night with sprung sheets then a 20 k easterly the following morning let us set the assa' so we could make the 12;30 slack water at the rip. Ryan served the now customary first rum and ginger beer after successfully negotiating the rip, Arrived back in Geelong at 5:00 pm in time for a Walker chicken dinner and to celebrate Tim's recently announced engagement..

Heard that Mia is walking. 10th Feb I think was the date.

(trying to get the pic off of my phone.)

Latest Update

Not too many posts recently. So here is an update.

1. Green Edge Ride at Nagambie

The Greenedge ride at Nagambile was a great opportunity for us all to travel to Shepparton for a family get together.
Vic Maddie, and Mia flew in, John drove from Sydney, Gaye and I drove up from Geelong and Steve n Regan of course were already living nearby in Shepparton. The Green Edge Ride around the environs of Nagambie, Seymor etc. was excellent with many of the team members riding with the participants. John did the 150 klm ride, Vic and I satisfied ourselves with the 60 klm (actually nearer to 70 klms) ride.

2. Clive and I visit Pompie Boat Builders in Mordiallic.

3. Portarlington Race on Phantom.

Manno likes this sailing gig.

Ben taking it in.

dave on the bow, Andrew in the foreground.

Me

This is how we like to see jac

4. Christmas at Home with Vic, John, Maddie, Mia, Stev, Regan, Owen Alannah, Nic, Vas, Sue and Dim.

5. Preparing Peregrine for Tasmania Trip

6. New Years Day at Nic and Vas's.

6. Phantom gets a new drive coupling

7. Regan, Owen and Alannah visit during January heatwave.

Phantom IRC Measuring and Weigh In

Rob organised to have Phantom measured and weighed for IRC this week. This involved stripping the boat completely for in water measurements and then weighing. She came in at 4.6tonnes (including slings) so officially will be a little less. With the weight out, she sits about an inch higher in the water, so we are keen to see how much this will improve performance. 

Update 4th Nov 2012: 
Saturdays race went well. The course; Triangle, Windward Return. 
The wind; initially light from the ENE, turned to a 15 knot sea breeze at 3:15pm. 
We finished 2nd across the line and 11th on handicap. our current handicap is 0.920. For the race our back calculated handicap was very respectable 0.892, which means we were 2.8% of the pace.  
2.8% improvement shouldn't be too hard to find.

 Results here: http://www.rgyc.com.au/results/alpha1213/saturday/05RGrp1.htm

Gaye is Painting Again ...

rather Jackson Pollard'esque

... and we get two beautiful little visitors for the day...

Couta Boat gets a Deck

Cap't'n Ratty would be proud of me, I have progressed the couta boat build a little further. The boat now has a partial deck. I am thinking of leaving a little bit off the deck permanently, so as to be able to see the construction details underneath.

Couta Boat

Couta Boat

Couta Boat - Deck planks installed w/o gunwhales