Blue Jay - J22 170

Boat Name: Blue Jay

Sail Number: 170

Sponsors: TBC

Recognisable by: Numerous and Varied Skipper Recoveries, Celestial Visions, Rowdy Partying and Highly Vocal Drunkeness

Crew Members:

Graham Baker, Skipper:

Graham is one of the leading J22 sailors in South Africa and the local Chairman of the J22 Association. Despite this, he is rapidly gaining a reputation for falling off his boat at inopportune moments. An example of this can be seen on the right. Having established the fact that walking on water is rather more difficult than he thought, Graham is now looking at doing the fishes and loaves thing to cover catering for the World Championships. Other competitors are more interested in the water to wine trick that is in the preliminary stages of development.

Ronnie Gurnell, Midships:
Ronnie is the elder statesman of the South African J22 fleet but still seems able to keep up with the "youngsters" (those of us under 70). Despite his advancing years, Ronnie regularly holds court in various yacht club bars across the country. Inevitably, this often means he's not always in mint condition when the racing starts but with his skipper's habit of going over the side, the team often have a weight advantage that negates his hangover. That and the fact that laughter is a guaranteed cure for any form of ailment.

Nevan Lucas, Foredeck:

Often seen in various forms of undress, Nevan has the unenviable task of trying to remain on the foredeck when his skipper takes a sudden leave of absence and Blue Jay spirals out of control. It takes Russian gymnasts years to achieve Nevan's levels of balance but they don't have to cope with a surface that is constantly moving while having buckets of water chucked at them. Or some argumentative old geezer chuntering constantly.