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Venom is a masterpiece of design and construction capable of being at the front of any fleet (short handed or fully crewed), offshore or in.
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5 minutes from the CYCSA/RSAYS Coaster race 28th March 2026 – mostly of other boats. Wind started very light, patchy and shifty but improved to 5-9 knots and was less variable. Sailed about as well as we could given the conditions. It was very pleasant gentle sailing, but not the conditions to favour us – so no gratuitous speed clips this time 😀😀😀.

After leaving the dock with 5 knots and sailing into 20, breaking a jib fairlead on the first beat and a main traveller control line on the last, losing the course instructions and sailing around like a drunken cat for a while, we did actually manage to finish! Some nice gratuitous speed in the middle and the end of this 5:30 clip.

Gorgeous conditions for a sail.

No it was not a stern chaser. Due to brain rust in the skipper, we were very late for the start, but thankfully there was enough wind that we could get shots of just about everyone in the fleet.