Spring Series 1 4th March 2018

Spring Series 1 4th March 2018

The format was the same as last year, a 35 minute pursuit followed by a 45 minute handicap race.
With a light wind about 6 – 10 mph from the SE Peter R set the first beat to 1 then 4, 2, 3, 5 and back through the start.

Pursuit race
There were 8 starters and at the end of the first lap early starters Chris H (Comet) and Sally & Nev (Leader) were in the lead, but being rapidly caught by Simon B (Blaze).
At the gun Simon had taken the lead, but Chris and Sally & Nev were still in 2nd and 3rd places. Unusually all the boats behind them retained the same places as at the end of the first lap.
Final positions were –
1st Simon; 2nd Chris; 3rd Sally & Nev; 4th Newton & Ellen; 5th James; 6th William; 7th Rick; 8th Rhys.

Handicap Race
For the second race the course was changed to 1, 5, 9, 4 and back through the start.
Simon was first back through the line with Ellen & Newton (RS200) some 50 seconds back in 2nd place and Chris H coming through in 3rd about a minute ahead of Rick (Laser) in 4th place. James was about another minute back in 5th place. Then another minute elapsed before Sally & Nev crossed the line in 6th followed by brothers William (Radial) and Rhys (Topper) 7th and 8th.
It was a four lap race and the whole fleet remained in the same positions for the duration of the race!

On handicap the final positions should be –
1st Chris; 2nd Ellen & Newton; 3rd Simon; 4th Sally & Nev; 5th Rick; 6th James

Thanks to Peter R and the OOD Team of Simon B, Julian B and Simon R.