by Pauline | Feb 24, 2015 | Mary Rook
Yes woooo we got a 4th! Very happy!It was the toughest leg by far and very uncomfortable! I think the poor Omanis had never been so cold in their lives. We started well just off the marina from Abu Dhabi on a very cold and cloudy day, we got ‘the’ boat end start and then got quickly onto port which was the long tack to the mark. Unfortunately...Read more
by Pauline | Feb 22, 2015 | Mary Rook
Mary writes:- Short and very boring leg to Abu Dhabi! We started by being over the line but rushed back and managed to play the shifts excellently on the first beat to round the top mark in 3rd and then we had a 20 mile starboard tack to the next waypoint where we then continued on starboard for another 20 and then finally turned down towards Abu Dhabi but...Read more
by Pauline | Feb 21, 2015 | Mary Rook
Mary writes:- We got off the line well, but then really struggled with speed from the outset and around the ww mark we were on a tight reach with the jib and up against the heavier boys we struggled. We desperately tried to change gears adjusting the rig and the trim but to no avail. The Dutch guys and the Chinese boys sailed around us. Then the wind did...Read more
by Pauline | Feb 19, 2015 | Mary Rook
We have had nice day off, mostly spent sleeping . We arrived at 4am but got a nice massage and ate lots of fresh stuff!Pretty stressful last leg, got a fab start but in the short upwind there was a massive shift and we got round the windward mark in 5th, bit disappointing and then was drag race out in a line so behind from then! Then as night...Read more
by Pauline | Feb 17, 2015 | Mary Rook
Dramatic start to the big race. Mary is skippering the 2015 Sail Arabia The Tour – SATT- heading up the girls team which includes 4 Omani sailors, 2 of which are new to offshore sailing. Mary was struck down with a severe ‘bug’ which required hospitalization 2 days before the start but recovered enough to help the girls to a very creditable 4th place in the inshore race that...Read more
