Summer Series 4 – 11th July 2021

Rick was SOOD and set the course from the shore with a port rounding of 4, back to 9 for another port rounding and then a reach to C near the buoy line (around the normal position of 5, but 5 seems to have drifted down the lake towards 6!). Anyway, starboard rounding of C and off on a broad reach/run to 7 for a port rounding and back over the start.

The wind was 6 – 9 mph from the south west shifting round to the south east and back again on a regular basis, so one minute it was a beat to 4 and the next a fetch. 

Pursuit Race

There were 13 starters this morning and it was a momentous occasion for Dave & Ann in their Leader as they managed to catch all the boats starting ahead of them and at the gun were in 1^st place.

Chris H (Comet) managed to stay ahead of the Lasers to take 2^nd place, with the Lasers of Mark, Mike T and Darren in 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th places. Ron and Jewels were 6^th and 7^th in Mirrors and Karen was 8^th sailing a Radial rig Laser.

Well done to Dave & Ann who have been going well all year in their Leader.

Handicap Race

No drop outs for the second race and Dave & Ann inspired by their first race result were first back across the line followed by the Lasers of Mike T and Mark. Karen (Radial) came through in 4^th place closely followed by Chris H (Comet) and Darren (Laser). About one minute later Adrian (Rooster) crossed in 7^th place with Sally in her Comet just 10 seconds behind him. Alistair S (Laser) was next in 9^th ahead of the Mirror duo of Ron and Jewels and Emily in her 4.7. Finally along came Paul W, in his distinctive gaff rigged Morbic 12, sailing his usual idiosyncratic course due to the nature of his rig.

By the end of the second lap Karen had taken the lead with Dave & Ann in 2^nd place and Mike T in 3^rd. Darren and Adrian were both up two places to 4^th and 5^th places and Ron was also up two places passing Jewels and Alistair. Emily, Alistair and Paul all received the gun at the end of two laps.

Darren crossed the line in 1^st place at the end of the last lap having caught and passed the three boats ahead of him, but he was only 10 seconds ahead of Karen in 2^nd place. Most other maintained station, but Sally had caught Dave & Ann to cross the line abreast in an equal 7^th place.

The final order on the water was – 1^st Darren; 2^nd Karen; 3^rd Mike T; 4^th Mark; 5^th Adrian; 6^th Chris H.

In the light wind the faster boats could not get sufficiently ahead of the slower handicap craft, so there were significant changes in order on corrected time – 1^st Ron; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Sally; 4^th Dave & Ann; 5^th Darren; 6^th Karen.

Thanks to SOOD Rick, who was ably assisted by Lottie, Alessandro, Sam and Jeremy. Thanks to you all.