Queens Birthday Monday I was walking Oz down by the Altona Yacht club, and saw much to my delight Peregrina my old Mirror all rigged up on the lawn waiting to be launched. I bumped into Campbell who was getting his Mirror ready to take out his kids, Mary and Duncan, and there was another boat, a Spitfire, with another Dad and two kids, getting ready to get out. I went home, and did a rapid pack of the Skerry, and drove back down to launch as well.
As I was getting ready to rig up, I discovered I had forgotten rudder and centreboard!! That will teach me to hurry. But given the wind, or lack of, it was no big deal. I could see the three boats bobbing around only a mile off, so I rowed over. I gave Peregrina with a dad and lad combo a tow over to join the other boats. The kids really enjoyed the raft up.
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After a very pleasant cuppa in the sunshine, and some close interrogation by the young lad on the front of the boat in the second picture, I bid them goodbye, and rowed off to Kororoit creek mouth. The tide was good for getting in there, and I rowed up past the boat jetty of the Angling club, and out again. It was a really nice day on the water.
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