Summer Series 3 – 10th June 2018

It was a warm pleasant day with a light wind about 7 – 8mph coming from the NE. The SOOD did not turn up so Brian stepped into the breach and used a Tektona start with the first mark as X (as usual with a NE wind), then 5, 9, 2, 3 and back through the start.

Pursuit Race
13 starters this morning and the man first away Ron in his Mirror was never caught. Chris H (Comet) hung on for 2nd place with last man away Adrian making his way up to 3rd. Young Shilo did well to persevere to the finish in his Topper. The final positions were –
1st Ron; 2nd Chris H; 3rd Adrian; 4th Karen; 5th Nev; 6th Mike Tr

Handicap Race
Paul H (Laser) and Shilo (Topper) sat the second race out, but as Jules (Mirror) and Bill J (K1) joined in, the fleet remained at 13. The wind had dropped slightly and Nev (Comet) rounded the first mark and then decided he had had enough and retired. In the light wind the race only lasted two laps and first back through the line was Karen (Laser) closely followed by Adrian (Rooster), Mike Tr (Laser), Bill J (K1) and Chris H (Comet). Alistair (Laser) crossed the line about 30 seconds later in 6th place just ahead of Peter S (Byte). Next Rick and Jeremy in Lasers crossed the line together about one minute ahead of Ron (Mirror) and Mike A in another Laser, then Jules in another Mirror.

At the end of the second lap the first three remained unchanged, but Chris H had moved up one place to 4th and Peter S up two places to 5th. The final places on the water were –
1st Karen; 2nd Adrian; 3rd Mike Tr; 4th Chris H; 5th Peter S; 6th Bill J

On Handicap there were quite a few changes with Chris H taking 1st, Karen down to 2nd, Peter S up to 3rd, Ron 4th Jules 5th and Mike Tr down to 6th.

On dragging his Laser up the slip Mike A discovered his Transom bung was missing, so watch out there are some bung “borrowers” about and remember to check your rear end before launching!

Thanks to Brian and the rest of the OOD Team, David H, Kate H and Natalie.

Remember to fill in the Declaration Sheet, printing your name clearly as the OOD Team are not Egyptologists!
Also remember to put down the class of boat which you want entered in the series results. For instance if you have been sailing a full Laser rig but decide to use a Radial rig because it is very windy then still enter your class as Laser. Otherwise it will be entered as a Radial and will be a separate entry into the series results.