Summer Series 2 – 2nd June 2019

The wind this morning was about 14-15 mph from the SSW, although it did keep veering from SW to West during the races. John W set the first beat to A (just North of No 2) then 1, 5, 8, 6, 7 and back through the start.

Pursuit Race

There were 20 starters and Chris H (Comet) and Rhys (4.7) were first away followed by the Leaders of Sally & Mike C and Nev & Mike, the Radials of Cecilia, Ed and Mike A and the Solo of Steve S.

However, the wind was too strong to enable them to fend of the later starting fast boats and at the gun the order was –

1^st Simon (Blaze); 2^nd Newton & Ellen (RS200); 3^rd Mike Tr (Laser); 4^th Mark B (Laser); 5^th Richard S (Laser); 6^th Karen (Laser)

Handicap Race

First back through the line was guess who? Simon B, already one minute ahead of Mark B, who in turn was 30 seconds ahead of Ellen & Newton in 3^rd place. Mike Tr and Ed crossed the line together battling for 4^th place with Karen not far behind in 6^th. Just behind Karen, James (Laser), Jon (Laser) and Adrian (Rooster) were very close to one another competing for the 7^th spot with Richard S just behind them. Nev & Mike (Leader) were next through the line in 11^th place and they were 30 seconds ahead of Mike A (Radial), Steve S (Solo), . Rhys (4.7) and the second Leader of Mike C & Sally in the battle for 12^th position. Then there was a slight gap back to Ralph, Rick and Jeremy in Lasers and Chris H (Comet). Cecilia (Radial) had capsized and gamely got going again only to capsize once more and wisely decide to retire.

On the second lap Ellen & Newton passed Mark to move up to 2^nd and Adrian moved up five places to 4^th position. Richard S moved up two places to 8^th. Mike A capsized by pulling the boat over on top of himself and then drifted into the buoy line whilst righting the boat. Mike C & Sally got past him and Rhys to move to 14^th,but Ralph passed them all to take 13^th place. Rick moved up one place courtesy of Mike’s catastrophe and Jeremy gained another place by getting past Rick.

At the end of the third lap there was no change in the order of the first three, but Mike Tr had regained 4^th spot from Adrian. The 6^th to 8^th positions, Karen, James and Richard S, remained the same, but Nev & Mike moved up two to 9^th place by passing Jon and Ed. Fellow Leader sailors Mike C and Sally also gained two places by passing Steve s and Rhys.  Behind them there were no further changes in position.

The last and fourth lap saw Simon B crossing the line to take the victory well clear of Ellen & Newton in 2^nd place. Mark and Mike Tr held on to 3^rd and 4^th with |James passing Karen and Adrian to take 5^th position. Richard S also got past Karen to move up one place to 7^th. Further back Ed repassed Nev & Mike to take 10^th place and Steve repassed Ralph to move to 13^th. Jeremy gained another place by passing Rhys.

The final order on the water was – 1^st Simon; 2^nd Ellen & Newton; 3^rd Mark; 4^th Mike Tr; 5^th James; 6^th Adrian

On corrected time this changes to – 1^st Simon; 2^nd Ellen & Newton; 3^rd Mark; 4^th Mike Tr; 5^th James; 6^th Ed

So actually not much of a change at all!

Thanks to SOOD John W and the OOD Team of Brian M, Jill G, Paul R and Richard C.