Lagos Yacht Club
The
Hermitage Cup 2006
Entrant
Record Log October 14-15, 2006
10:15
on Race Day. No Wind
T37 Bavaria
Helm
Julian Calvin
Crew
Louise Linden
Hermitage Cup 2006
Course: LYC - Badagry Jetty - Back
October
14, 2006
10:15
No Wind (See
photo page 1)
11:00
Scheduled Start
slightly delayed because of light wind. Don had promised wind
but killed the black cockerel instead of the white one. Decided to
start as close to 11:00 as possible due to unfavourable tides. 2
Hobies and 7 Lightnings launched waiting for the 6 minute to start
horn.
11:09
6 Minute Warning
sounded
11:15
Race started.
11:50
We are last
already! NO wind, strong tides going nowhere quickly
12:15
Still last
went backward for a while, but now starting to inch forward,
12:30
FINALLY reached
Tin Can Island
12:35
Passed T-63
12:47
Passed Sea
School and T-58
Note the
calm water not much wind
13:06
Passed T-57 and
T-64 now we are racing of course you could walk faster then we
are sailing.
13:08
Passed the
Hobies
13:23
At the first
village started playing hopscotch with the Hobies
13:26
Both Hobies passed us
13:30
T-58 passed us
13:42
After hitting the shallows - We are now last again Except for T-64
who is no where to be seen
14:15
Talked to Rescue
Boat. They couldnt tell if we were sailing or at anchor.
14:25
Slowly
overtaking a canoe who was paddling no engine. A race at last!
14:38
Dropped Anchor
hoping the winds would pickup they always pick up in the afternoon
when it was sunny well we could dream. Very peaceful and great to
be outside Lagos. Took a nice dip in the water and ate lunch under
the shade of a Baileys umbrella.
14:45
T-58
Passed us returning to LYC.
15:52
Decided to sail again surely the wind was gong
to pick up
16:27
Passed by T-63
returning to LYC
16:49
Passed by T-57
returning to LYC - maybe there is a pattern here
16:52
Passed Club 20.
17:20
Going backward.
Dropped Anchor for the second time. Took another lovely dip in the
cool water.
17:29
Started sailing
again Still very little wind.
17:59
Gave up and
anchored again for the night
Enjoyed a cheese
and bottle of sparkling wine looking at the beautiful sunset, who
cares if the wind is light. Ate dinner and sipped red wine.
Got set up for
the evening and settled down for some rest The call to prayer at
the mosque is the only sound other then the water lapping against
the boat. At about 22:00 pm., the wind picks up maybe there is
hope!! A light shower falls and the winds die. Julian rigged up an
umbrella and we remained dry. At about 23:00 we are approached by
a boat. Instead of the feared bad guys it was one man from the
village asking if we are OK. Slept amazingly well except for the
buzz of mosquitoes, and the intermittent call to prayer and oh
yea, the snoring of the helm (of course the crew would never snore)
all was quiet. I think there may have been another light shower.
Too sleepy to care.
The next morning
we were treated to a beautiful sunrise
October 15, 2006
07:29
And we are off
for another day of sailing. We decided to sail for a while and then
turn back realizing that unless we had force 6 winds there was no
way we would finish.
08:03
Passed Ibeshe.
Wind much better able to fly the spinnaker for a while. Gee
thats better.
08:30
Passed T-41
headed back for an afternoon with his family. Now there are 2
Lightnings left!
08:47
Passed T-56.
They were enjoying what seemed to be a lovely breakfast. When we
asked if it was a sailing club or a picnic club they answered in
union PICNIC. They were headed back so now all that is left is 2
Hobies and 1 Lightning.
09:30
Hobie 98582
treated us to some sort of dance. Free entertainment!!
09:40
Passed Hobie 98582. OK they took a long cut around the bend but
we did pass them. Avys Hobie (dont have his sail number) is quite
a ways ahead of us.
09:45
Passed by Hobie
98582.
09:57
We passed them
again. Wind is much better then yesterday of course that isnt
saying much.
10:10
Hobie 98582
passed us we are last from now on.
11:00
Finally reached
Agaja the half way point. We decided to follow the lead of the
other Lightnings and head back. Hobie 98582 did the same Avy had
long since disappeared around the bend to become the lone boat to
finish the race.
Hobie
Giving the Recue Boat a tow
12:05
Back to where we
passed T-56 somewhere near Ibeshe. Wind continues to be nice why
wasnt this true on Saturday! Passed many National Geographic
moments Mongrove swamps, fisherman casting nets,
13:31
Passed Niger
Dock. Back to the ships and chaos of Lagos Harbor
13:42
Passed the Sea
School
14:16
Back at LYC.
Even though we never made Badagary it was a wonderful not to
missed experience.
