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All hands on deck at Napier & Blakeley

Every year Napier & Blakeley enter a yacht in the Property Industry Foundation charity yacht regatta to help to raise money for young people at risk. Every year we get closer to winning our category and this year we came a very close second, only beaten by 1 minute and 41 seconds.

Just shows you how that collective opening of a cold beer and taking your eye off the ball can affect the outcome of the race.

This year we raced on a yacht called Pilgrim from East Coast Sailing and their skipper Paul and crew Christian were a fantastic combination on the day and got us so close on the day. Most of the other yachts will remember Paul barking (polite) instructions and suggestions to them as we were jostling for position. Continue reading