A handful of years ago I mused about a Sail Raid locally, on Myall Lakes, down the river and about Port Stephens.
A local fellow organised a few sail camping trips involving a couple of short cruises say across the lake, camp, sail the long way home. He managed to draw in a handful of sailors that really enjoyed the experience . But unfortunately I couldn't attend due to work commitments.
Then on "Sydney RAID" on FB they posted a loose plan to have a 100 mile Raid, just like they do in USA where sailors create specialist craft. It's still early days, but there is a bunch of interest there's it's spurred me on to get Tilman ready. I've even varnished the spars!
Other joins include: reinforce the bilge and centreboard case, make hatch covers, add a reefing system and seal all the cracks and splits. Motivated!
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