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(Beach close to Jacksons Point. From the internet.)
Peter and I aimed to rectify that and on the first breezy day
we all had free, “Bamboozle” was launched off the beach at
Chapel Point. After getting through the low surf and all three
satisfactorily if a trifle squashed on board our trusty two
person racing boat, we headed down the coast to Skegness.

At this point I must add that the North Sea here is grey and
murky, cold and inhospitable. It also has the most amazing
tidal currents that whip down the coast fairly close to shore.
We made it to Skegness pier with a stiff following breeze.
This was excellent sailing with a good swell following so little
real motion in the boat.
Everyone felt fine and no problems. Bamboozle remember
was only intended to accommodate a crew of two with
comfort. She is low in the water with little or no freeboard,
(space between the top of the boat and top of the water) and a
hull shaped like a shallow saucer although long and slim. The
length of the hull is just 14 feet but the mast height is 21 feet
giving a really good powerful sail area.
We turned just south of the pier expecting an exciting ride
home. Exciting it was, Peter was my experienced crew and had
his own Mirror dinghy so was well used to swift action.

AGAINST THE WIND AND TIDE
Now the situation was totally different; we were fighting
the wind which was now right in our face as we began to tack,
that is proceed from side to side in zig zags to allow the wind

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