Spring Series 11 -12th May2019

Mike N had a very light and variable wind to contend with this morning.

Pursuit Race

There were 12 starters and it was good to see Ben & Lilam (apologies if I have got that name wrong) out on the water in a Laser 2000. First man away Ron (Mirror) repeated his feat of last week and maintained the lead right to the end of the allotted time. Chris H (Comet) who was second away did a similar trick and was still 2^nd at the gun!  

The final order was –

1^st Ron (Mirror); 2^nd Chris H (Comet); 3^rd Mike Tr (Laser); 4^th Ralph (Laser); 5^th Chris A (Solo); 6^th Mike C & Karen (Leader)

Incidentally Dave & Ann in another Leader were 7^th and Nev & Sam in the third Leader were 9^th.

Apart from Dave & Ann who appear to be constant companions, it’s getting difficult to keep up with the other Leader crews. Do they throw their car keys into a pile and take pot luck!

Handicap Race

The wind was no better for the second race and although everyone decided to give it another go, it was a one lap affair.

Mike T got away got away from the rest of the fleet and finished three minutes ahead of Adrian (Laser) in 2^nd place, but he was only 20 seconds clear of Ralph in 3^rd. The two Chrises (or crises?) had a good battle for 4^th place with Mike C & Karen and Nev & Sam not far behind them. The final order on the water was –

1^st Mike Tr; 2^nd Adrian; 3^rd Ralph; 4^th Chris A; 5^th Chris H; 6^th Mike C & Karen

On corrected time Mike keeps his victory but the order behind him changes considerably to –

1^st Mike Tr; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Chris A; 4^th Adsrian; 5^th Mike C & Karen; 6^th Ron

Thanks to Mike N and the OOD Team of Bob L, Chris M, John H and Roland L. and th