Racing another Mirror dinghy in Enormous waves at Lake Bala with a jury rigged rudder!!

We're back! After a couple of weeks away the weather looked promising for a great day's sailing and the Black pig and I weren't let down!

First off we do a few projects starting off with cutting down the job stick and putting a thinner metal spike into it as the original wooden one was too big. I also start experimenting with a head cam harness for my GoPro.

I show you how I launch the dinghy and dodge the stones on the slipway before disaster strikes and my rudder snaps in half!!! So with a "Jury rigged" backup rudder we finally set on our way.

We broad reach down the lake with a near direct Westerly wind today and its all quite leisurely as we stop for lunch at the South camping beach.

We meet another Mirror Dinghy on the beach and we have an impromtu race almost all the way home, beating in a stiff breeze.

My quote of the video - "If you know it, you don't have to use it but if you don;t know it you can't!!"

00:00 There's wind!!
00:54 Changing the jib stick spike
02:06 Introducing "Head Cam" and camera tethers
02:50 Launching on a stoney slipway!
04:12 Snapped Tiller and jury rigging my backup rudder
06:35 Finding the wind
07:45 Beam reaching down the lake
08:18 Testing the Jib stick (Or whisker pole)
10:00 Little gusts and talking about wind on the lake
12:11 A big gybe
13:01 First time sailing with another boat
14:22 Landing at Glanllyn Campsite
15:35 Launching and navigating Glanllyn bay
16:45 Getting into and out of "Irons"
17:14 A choppy beat starts in enormous 30cm waves!!
18:13 Finding a fellow Mirror Dinghy
18:43 The race is on!!
23:15 We're winning, but he's gaining!
24:32 The wind drops