Earlier in the month I’d joined Tom Braidwood for some Mini racing over in France. The Open Demi-Cle saw us compete in a fleet of sixty top boats. The race started from Lorient and we made yet another fantastic start and rounded the first mark in second place. After two hundred miles of tough, close racing we had to settle for tenth place.Bearing in mind the old sails and kit we were using onboard, this was a very satisfactory outcome as well as a huge amount of fun.
