Racing – Sunday 9th March

First races of the Spring Series today. Some great weather & a 9kt wind from the North East. 16 boats made it out for some great racing on a challenging course set by Aileen.

The pursuit race was won by Chris H in his comet, who had managed to pass Ron & hold off the Solos further back. The podium was completed by Newton & Darren; both in Solos.

Elsewhere in the fleet, there were several close battles being fought, mainly between the ILCAS.

The Handicap race had a hectic start, Steve S in his Blaze was over & had to cross back through the line. Despite this, Steve worked his way back up through the fleet to cross the line first. Newton, who had a great start and maintained the lead for much of the race, finished second. Hugh crossed the line third. On handicap, Steve was knocked of the podium and demoted to 9th. Newton was 1st overall, Hugh 2nd & Ralph 3rd. Once again, some close racing with boats finishing mere seconds apart.

Soup today was Sweet Potato & Coconut, made by Ann.

A big thank you to Aileen & her team for organising some great racing.

We’re back next week for some more of the Spring Series.