sailin'

I've recently discovered another passion - one that usually can't include my passion for photography because of my Brikon's allergy to water (at least until waterproof housings fall within my budget - not any time soon I'd imagine!) Anyway, my dad used to take my sis and me sailing on his Hobie Cat when we were little, although we didn't do much more than cling on for dear life and watch the water flow past at speed. A few decades later I found myself out on a trapeze with the wind, sea-spray and a BSG (big silly grin) on my face - and a possibly even bigger one on Adam's face!

Saturday found me down at the Hobie club on a perfectly clear day without a skipper to shout orders at me, so I made use of the opportunity to take some photos of the others going out. Fortunately for me I later got a chance to go out with Mark on his Hobie 16, which turned out to be one of the best sails I've had - quite the safari sail in fact! Apart from the bird life that is always present in False Bay, a Humpback whale breached right out of the water fairly close to us and right after that a school of about 40 or 50 dolphins decided to play around our boat for a while. Seriously BSG stuff!


A more colourful shot than my usual fare: two Hobie 16's heading out into the bay on a particularly clear day.