Summer Series 1 – 5th June 2016
There was a 9 mph ENE wind, although the direction and strength varied considerably during the morning, but it was a beautiful warm sunny morning. Rod B set a first beat to Op (between 5 and 6, but in the middle of the lake) then 5p, 1s, 3s and back through the start (there may be a mark missed out there, but the course was not written down on the race record sheet and I have trouble remembering the course even when I have written it down!)
Pursuit Race
There were 13 starters and it was good to see Pat and Gordon out in their Mirrors. They should have led the way off from the start, but I am not sure that they actually did.
There were 13 starters and it was good to see Pat and Gordon out in their Mirrors. They should have led the way off from the start, but I am not sure that they actually did.
By the end of the first lap Ellen & Scott (RS200) and James P (Laser) had caught all the early starters and led the way across the line, but William was hanging on to 3rd place in his Topper. Adrian (Rooster) the last man away had come through to 4th with Chris H (Comet) 5th and Chris A (Solo) 6th.
At the gun the first two had kept their places but Adrian had moved up to 3rd and Chris H up to 4th.
The final positions were 1st Ellen &Scott; 2nd James; 3rd Adrian; 4th Chris H; 5th Mike A and 6th Rick.
Handicap Race
Pat and Gordon had decided to go for a cup of tea, but Jess B joined the fleet making 12 starters.
Ellen & Scott were first back through the start line followed by Adrian and James (seems to be a pattern developing here!) Jess B was 4th, Rick 5th, Gareth 6th, Alistair S 7th and Steve P 8th, all in Lasers.
At the end of the second lap the positions of the first two boats were unchanged, but Jess had got past James to move up to 3rd. Mike A (Lightning) had moved up four places to 5th and Steve P was up two places to 6th. William received the finish gun at the end of this lap.
On the last lap James repassed Jess to take 3rd across the line, Steve P moved up another place to 5th and Rick was up two places to 6th.
The final positions on the water were –
1st Ellen & Scott; 2nd Adrian; 3rd James; 4th Jess; 5th; Steve P and 6th Rick.
On handicap James and Jess should move up to 2nd and 3rd with Chris H moving up to 4th and Mike A to 5th pushing Adrian back to 6th.
Thanks to Rod and the OOD team of Jan & Paul H, Richard H and Tony R.