Fleet Base Greater Sydney Xmas Run at Hubertus December 10th.

[MichaelB]

A first for us, the Navy Arvo guys obtained permission from the Workers Blacktown Club for TF72 to run on the second Saturday of December followed by a Christmas Lunch up at the clubhouse. A good turnout, not sure how many as I stopped counting at 25, with all the usual suspects turning up as well as some members we rarely see.

Mike James ran his Forgacs Fincantieri Saettia II which was an Armidale competitor on trials and she went really well until a wire came loose. That gave me the excuse to give the rescue tug a run. Otherwise, it was an uneventful run on the water after which we headed to the clubhouse. We made a good bid to take over the café area by joining as many tables together as we could so there was a TF72 table.

As well as the run we had some entertainment watching the Battle Group guys start to set up while we were running before lunch and still setting up as we returned after lunch. I think we will stick to our method of turning up, getting a boat out and putting it into the water. Much more relaxing.

Photos by Craig Taylor, Mike James or me.