31 May Spring Series 12
This was a really windy day (about15 mph from the West) for the last race of the Spring Series.
Adrian (SOOD) put in No 1 as the first mark giving people the option of going through the inside of the island, before going up to 5P,then 3P, 8P, 6S, 7S.
There were only 12 starters including the two Toppers of brothers William and Rhys. Karen and Steve S opted for radial rigs, but the other Lasers went with the full sail.
William was first back round with Hadey (4.7) 2nd and Newton & Ellen (Laser 2000) 3rd. Steve S had just got Past Rhys to come through in 4th with the Lasers of David C, Jon, Karen, Dave L and Richard S occupying the 7th to 10th places. Last starter Ian C (Supernova) was 11th and Alistair S (Laser)12th.
By the end of the second lap Newton & Ellen had taken the lead and kept it right to the finish. Steve S had moved up to 2nd with Hadey 3rd, David C 4th, Jon 5th and William 6th.
The third lap saw David C move up to 2nd and Jon to 3rd. The other movers were Ian up to 6th, Karen up to 7th, and Richard and Dave to 8th and 9th.
The first three boats maintained position on the fourth lap, but Ian moved up to 4th and Karen to 5th
Just before the gun Ian took a gamble and went inside the island in an attempt to get past Jon, and was deemed by the SOOD to be nearer to 1 and the finish so snatched 3rd place. Everyone else maintained position.
The final positions were 1st Newton & Ellen; 2nd David C; 3rd Ian C.
Thanks to Adrian and the OOD Team of Sylvia and James P (there must have been other members of the team but they did not write their names on the race sheet – but thanks to them anyway)
The overall series winner was David C with 2nd Newton & Ellen and 3rd Jon.