Summer Series 10 – 29th August 2021

This Jolly Sailor was on holiday this weekend so I am relying on the race sheet for the details. Newton was SOOD using a course of A, 4, C, B and back through the start. Yes -your guess is as good as mine, but I suspect it was a light wind from a Westerly direction.

Pursuit Race

Only 10 starters this morning, so probably quite a number of others were on holiday. The wind must have been light because none of the Lasers managed to catch the early starters.

So, the final order on the water was – 1^st Chris H (Comet), 2^nd Ron (Mirror) 3^rd Dave & Ann (Leader); 4^th Chris K (Laser); 5^th Mark (Laser), 6^th Darren (Laser) then Ralph and Rick in Lasers with Paul W (Morbic) and Adrian who was last to start with his Rooster rig.

Handicap Race

Newton had wisely set a short course, so the race turned out to be a five lapper.

With the light wind the whole fleet stayed fairly close together for the duration of the race.

Daren was first back across the line with Mark not far behind him and these two led for all five laps. The battle for third place was very close and at the end of the first lap just 30 seconds covered everyone apart from Ron who serenely sailed his own race at the back of the fleet.

Adrian who was 3^rd on the first lap gradually slipped back with the Lasers of Chris K, Ralph and Rick coming through to claim 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th respectively. Dave & Ann were in 6^th spot for most of the race and ominously for the leaders Chris H was still up with the rest of the fleet in 7^th place. In fact, the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th placed boats crossed the finish line with only four seconds between them. 

The order on the water was – 1^st Darren; 2^nd Mark; 3^rd Chris K; 4^th Ralph; 5^th Rick; 6^th Dave & Ann

On corrected time this becomes – 1^st Chris H; 2md Darren; 3^rd Mark; 4^th Chris K; 5^th Dave & Ann; 6^th Ralph.

Thanks to SOOD Newton and the race team of Aileen and Mike C.

It is rumoured that Mike C volunteered for duty as he was suffering with a slight groin strain from last Wednesday night as a result of standing with one foot on the jetty and the other on his boat when a gust came along. This resulted in the boat being taken by the wind and drifting outward taking Mike’s leg with it. As Mike’s stance got wider and wider the inevitable eventually occurred, plop!

I believe that he then engaged in a spot of friendly horse play with a fellow sailor, but I don’t I am not sure about the speculation that he has applied for a position as lead chorister  with the celebrated Trinity Boys Choir or should that be the celibated boys choir!