Nationals Countdown - The Testing

T-1 and the Largo shoreline is starting to resemble a festival. Kites replacing the bunting and thankfully the drone of power tools from a couple of days ago is becoming a faint memory (except the odd zip of a cordless drill). All the teams for this year’s nationals have now arrived in Largo and almost every team launched today for a “shakedown”. The atmosphere on the beach was constructive, with Cherubs launching in bunches in to an interesting breeze. The first group off, Shiny, Badger’s, Pocket Rocket and Eleanor, for her debut sail, were shortly followed by the squadron of Ronin, Loco Auntie and Riot van. There was gentle wind with random strength and direction. Maf even managed to snap some footage - with a video upload to follow. E-J's crew unveiled their latest mainsail with some Banksy-esque graphics. Some even managed to sail with dolphins, boats were weighed, sails measured and and the general buzzy buzz about town is looking forward to tomorrow's fun.