30th July Junior Gillette & Gillette Race 5

A force 2 from the North West greeted the racers for the Gillette and Junior Gillette Series yesterday.

8 boats made it out for the start of the Junior race. Fergus (Optimist) was first round on lap one, with Molly (Topper 4.2) 2nd & Ilya (Topper 4.2) right on her stern in 3rd. Both Toppers overtook Fergus on the subsequent lap and remained extremely close for the rest of the race.

Elsewhere, Lukie (Optimist) had caught up with Fergus and were trading positions with each other. Ozzie & Elissa (Both Toppers) we’re also trading places in the midfleet.

Molly crossed the line 1st, with Ilya just 2 seconds behind in second place. Fergus was 3rd. The results remained unchanged once handicap was calculated.

A big thank you to Karen & her team for running the Junior racing.

17 boats subsequently made it out for the Gillette race. Newton (Solo) was first round, followed by a tightly packed field for the remaining podium places. Mark (Aero 7) and Steve & Rick (RS200) quickly caught up but failed to get past. James P (ILCA7) also caught up on the subsequent lap.

Newton crossed the line first, followed by Mark, then James P. On Handicap, Karen took the win, with Newton 2nd & Roland S (Solo) 3rd.

A big thank you to Adrian for running the racing yesterday.

After the race, there was Quiche & Salad, made by Karen.

We’re back on Wednesday for the next rounds of the Summer Series