Frostbite Race 6 14th January 2018
It was completely different this week from last Sunday with a very light wind 2-4 mph from the ENE. Peter S wisely decided upon a short course with a start line parallel to the shore heading out to X on the buoy line then 5p, 8p and back through the line.
Only six starters this morning, which was not surprising considering the lack of wind and Richard S (Laser) got a flying start (well a faster drift than everyone else!).
At the end of the lap he was a minute ahead of James (Laser) in 2nd place with Newton (Solo) 3rd, Mike A (Lightning) 4th and Chris H (Comet) 5th. Nev & Sally in the Leader had trouble even getting across the line to start, it was obviously the heaviest boat out and we won’t mention Christmas pudding!
On the second lap everyone bunched up on the way down to 5 and at the line it was quite a close finish with Newton crossing the line first just ahead of Chris.
The final positions on the water were –
1st Newton; 2nd Chris H; 3rd James; 4th Mike A; 5th Richard S; 6th Nev & Sally (one lap down)
On handicap Chris will take the victory with Newton 2nd, Mike 3rd and then James and Richard.
Thanks to Peter S and the OOD Team of Cliff, Jerry C, Jeremy T and Nick T and to Sylvia who provided soup and rolls.