Commodore’s Cup Race 1 – 13th April 2022

It was a good start to the Commodore’s Cup series with a warm sunny evening and a good SW wind 10-12 mph. SOOD Ron set the course but did not record it for posterity but with a SW wind we can pretty well guess where it went.

First back across the line was James C in his super-fast RS300 about a minute ahead of Steve in his also fast Blaze. Mark/Laser crossed in 3rd place just ahead of Alessandro & Matt/470 with Alessandro’s Sunday partner Mike T/Laser keeping an eye on them from 5 seconds further back. Dave & Ann/Leader trundled though in 6th place followed by Hattie/Laser and Emily/4.7 with Helm of the Year Chris H/Comet languishing at the back of the fleet with Paul W in his Morbic behind him. Paul disappeared off the radar after this first lap, but perhaps he decided to raid the Pinsent rowing centre!

The first two increased their lead on the second lap and Mike T moved up to 3rd. Further back Chris found the right button and passed Emily.

On the last lap everyone maintained station and the order on the water was – 1st James C; 2nd Steve; 3rd Mike T; 4th Alessandro & Matt; 5th Mark; 6th Dave & Ann.

On corrected time this changes to –

1st James C; 2nd Mike T; 3rd Steve; 4th Mark; 5th Dave & Ann; 6th Chris H

Thanks to SOOD Ron and the race team of Ainhoa Monteros, Carol & Chris Meunier; Rich Fisher and Russ Harrison.