It has been a long time since our last post on the blog. Winter training in the Radials came to an end with the RYA Youth Nationals at Pwllheli which was not our most successful ever event and was also Samanthas last competitive outing as a Youth sailor.
A catalogue of disasters had occurred just around the time of the Youth Nationals ranging from the theft and destruction of Samantha's car when she left it between Laser Qualifiers to fly back for a weekend of squad training with the Scottish Squad on Cumbrae to the sad news that grandad was very unwell with prostatic cancer and had to be taken into hospital and was near death for a time.
Following these events and the long winters training we were both ready for a bit of a change and so we have been taking some time out to sail in other boats. We have tried swimming around a 29er in various wind strengths and states of tide. Samantha has also tried some 420 crewing and Joanne has taken a fancy to helping a 420 whenever she can.
We have also purchased an RS200 which is a better boat for local club sailing both at Dalgety Bay and at Loch Tummel where we have been glad to return as more active members this year after several years away on the campaign trail.
It has also been great to get a chance to help some younger sailors and do some coaching at our clubs. Samantha in particular has coached at Youth weeks at both Loch Tummel and the Toyal Tay Yacjt club.
Meanwhile Joanne has also been working hard on her school exams with some success and has also had at school exchange trip to Germany and also a week long outward bound week in the Scottish Highlands.
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