Wow what a day! Loved every minute of that. Weather was perfect for beginner lessons.. mostly sunny with a mild wind. It seems modern attire for sailing is a wetsuit and buoyancy aid which is spot on - none of this sitting in the middle of the pond in a cagoule.

Inspired by today's sailing silver medal in the Olympics I've finally booked my sailing lesson for next Saturday. Despite my RYA Level 1 voucher being for Mr Tumball I've convinced them I'm him. I'm hoping for some decent weather and am already worried I've got the wrong weather preferences (sun, no [...]