Summer Series 8         7th August 2022

Another hot sunny morning with such wind as there was coming from the North. SOOD Rick used a Committee Boat start towards the buoy line somewhere just north of 4 the windward mark was A in the middle of the lake thirty meters or so this side of 5. Then to B by the buoy line coming back towards the CB. Port rounding and off on a broad reach to C (halfway across the lake on the southern side of the island). Starboard rounding to 4, starboard rounding and over the start.

Pursuit Race

By the time the Pursuit started there was very little wind and what there was seemed to have shifted around to the South West! Too late to change (only to have it veer round again). They did manage one lap before the 35 minute gun.

It was good to see John W back on the water and to see Mike T and Alessandro in the water! They managed to capsize Mike’s Ent from third position in the Pursuit race (gaining on Karen at the time) in about 2 mph of wind?!  It certainly provided a bit of amusement for the other racers! Perhaps he was suffering from sunstroke or just wanted to cool down?

The final order was – 1st Chris H/Comet; 2nd Karen/Laser; 3rd Aileen/Comet; 4th Newton/Solo; 5th Mark/Laser/6th Mike T & Alessandro/Enterprise (despite the capsize!

Handicap Race

For the handicap there was a little more wind at times and now it was coming from the south west so Rick reversed the course completely. Start to 4 to C to B to A and then a beat back over the line. What a struggle!

The fleet managed three laps and Newton managed to get away at the front taking 1st place on the water and on handicap.

Karen took 2nd place on the water but could not get enough of a lead on the slower handicap boats to keep thar position on corrected time.

The finishing order on the water was – 1st Newton; 2nd Karen; 3rd Aileen; 4th Mike T & Alessandro; 5th Chris H; 6th Dave & Ann.

On corrected time this becomes – 1st Newton/Solo; 2nd Ron/Mirror; 3rd Aileen; 4th Chris H; 5th Sally (all in Comets); 6th Karen/Laser; 7th Mike T & Alessandro/Enterprise; 8th Dave & Ann/Leader; 9th Mark/Laser; 10th John W/Laser.

A good day for Comets but not for Lasers!

Thanks to SOOD Rick and the race team of Richard Collins, David & Oliver Dommett, David Knight and Steve Mann.