Well, Ragamuffin, its crusty crew, the day on the water, full marks. I really enjoyed heading out to "White Haven Beach" on Whitsunday Island. A lot more people on the beach this time ariound as about half a dozen Yachts were anchored offshore having off-loaded their passengers onto the beach.
Looking from the beach to Ragamuffin off-shore.
Even though the water was perfectly turquoise, the white pure silica sand seemed a lot brighter than I remembered from my last visit there back in '89, in fact, it felt to me as a total overload with BRIGHTNESS and I took shelter from all that bright light, a lot of the time under some trees at the edge of the beach. The crew kept passing around the UV blocker #30 as it is getting very easy to pick up a not-so-great sunburn.
As you can see, I did take a few shots on the beach and along the way so you may get the idea of what the day was like. A lovely cold lunch was laid on by the crew and a glass of Champagne to top it all off. We did strike a bit of wind on the way there in the morning, a great experience when you see Ragamuffin do what it does extremely well, sail at high speed; after all, it used to be a Maxi Racer that won many of the great Ocean Races in its past.
With both, Main and Headsail straining to push the yacht along, it was a sight to behold.
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