Coniston

The trip to Coniston was very good. At last we had some wind. The last 3 trips to Coniston have involved a slow drift and lots of paddling but on Sunday 13/8 we had a perfect breeze blowing us south down the lake with Peel Island arriving so quick I wondered if the parks authority had built a second island nearer to the north end of the lake. Some put in a reef and had a fully controlled beat back. Some sailed back with full sails and enjoyed the spray. Some set off reefed but could not resist the urge to catch up so the reefs were shaken out. Despite passing the boat hire centre one hour early we (Tim/Paul) still managed to be 1/2 hour late back; the wind was just too good to resist.

Tim