Tide ride this weekend

I got a brief sail in yesterday, but called it off short after a nice line squall came in along with 30 knots. I did learn that you can make a Moth go sideways upwind while airborne in the bigger gusts when the flow around the daggerboard breaks down. I thought my foil had broken as it was so sudden!

Anyway, The Tide Ride at Hayling Island is this weekend - the entry list is looking good for the Moths first year at the event but the wind is looking like its going to be a bit too full on for good racing and more a question of surviving...
Sam Pascoe is making a welcome return in a borrowed boat although I'm not sure who's as the entry list is saying Alex Knight's and Alex Adams says he's taking his old boat...

Sensible money is on Simon Payne in his last event on the Prowler although Jason Belben always gives him a run in the breeze... I'm by no means fit enough for a windy weekend, but with the Squirrel handling as well as it is it will be interesting to see how things go!

Moth	3152	Chris Anstead
Moth	3207	Tim Penfold
Moth	3230	Tom Whicher
Moth	3239	Sam Pascoe
Moth	3243	Michael Lennon
Moth	3259	Simon Payne
Moth	3261	Gary Ireson
Moth	3327	Danny Clark
Moth	3366	Alex Adams
Moth	3370	Martin Fear
Moth	3371	Mike Cooke
Moth	3373	Adam May
Moth	3377	David Hopper
Moth	3467	Rod Harris
Moth	4052	Helen Rollinson
Moth	4073	Adrian Murphy
Moth	4076	Tim Boon
Moth	4088	Jason Russell
Moth	4090	Jason Belben
Moth	4093	Ant Chapman
Moth	4094	Ricky Tagg
Moth	4103	James Roche