New Year Cup Race – 1st January 2020

At last the waters had receded enough for the New Year Cup race to take place, unfortunately the wind had also receded!

With a light to non-exsistent NW wind James wisely set a short course of X, 4, A, B.

There were only five competitors and they were outnumbered by the OOD Team!

The race turned out to be a five lapper, just short of one-hour duration.

Newton & Sam in the RS200 led for the whole race and Chris H in his Comet was 2^nd for the whole of the race!

The most exciting battle was for 3^rd place between Monica in her Europe and Emily in a Radial. Monica led at the end of the first lap with Emily ahead for laps two, three and four, but Monica pipped her across the line at the end of the fifth lap.

Ron in his Mirror carried the lanterne rouge throughout the race and was finished one lap early at the end of his fourth lap.

The corrected times make quite a difference to the race result with the order changing to –

1^st Chris H; 2^nd Monica; 3^rd Emily; 4^th Ron; 5^th Newton & Sam.

Thanks to James and the OOD Team of Ann & Dave, Frantz, John S, Ian S and Paul W.