With\nan ENE wind (but swinging around slightly) of about 11 mph, Peter R used a\nTektona start with a first beat to X (near 8 but slightly further out) then 1,\n3, 5, 2. This gave everyone the dilemma of which side of the island to opt for\non the way from X to 1 !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pursuit Race <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Phoebe\nwas first away in her Oppie followed by Ron & Milo ( Mirror), then the\nToppers of Emily and Shiloh and three and a half minutes later Chris H (Comet)\nand Rhys (4.7) got away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At\nthe end of the first lap Phoebe was still leading by quite a distance and\nlooking as if she might hang on for the victory. However by the time the gun\nwent she had been caught by some of the later starting fast boats, but she\nstill got a 7th<\/sup> place. The final order was \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st<\/sup>\nEllen & Newton (RS200); 2nd<\/sup> Mike T (Laser); 3rd<\/sup> Steve\nS (Solo); 4th<\/sup> Chris H ( (Comet); 5th<\/sup> Mike C & Sally (Leader); 6th<\/sup>\nDave & Ann (Leader); 7th<\/sup> Phoebe (Oppie) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Six\ndifferent boats in the first seven !<\/p>\n\n\n\n Handicap Race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\ncourse for the second race was changed to X, 5, 1, 2 and back through the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Richard S (Laser) was first back across the line but he was closely followed by Newton & Ellen (RS200), Steve S (Solo) and Hugh (Laser \u2013 nice to see you back on the water Hugh). About 30 seconds later Dave & Ann (Leader) came through followed by a tight bunch led by Rhys (4.7), then Adrian (Laser), Rick (Laser) and Mike T (Laser). Another close trio followed with Chris H (Comet) battling with Sally & Mike C (Leader) and Jeremy (Laser). About a minute later Ron & Milo (Mirror) crossed the line in 13th<\/sup> place followed by Nev & Mike in the third Leader. Then there was a bit of a gap back to sisters Emily in her Topper and Phoebe in her Oppie. James came to grief near the end of the lap when his boom got trapped and although he tried to re-rig on the water he eventually had to retire. At the end of this first lap the whole fleet was still close together and rounding marks was a tight affair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Richard\nstill led at the end of the second lap just ahead of Newton & Ellen, but Mike\nT gained six places to\nmove up to 3rd<\/sup> place. Hugh and Dave & Ann crossed the line\ntogether in the battle for 5th<\/sup> place and Nev & Mike also gained\nsix places moving up to 8th<\/sup> spot. Chris H gained a place to move up\nto 9th <\/sup>and Jeremy made up two to move to 10th<\/sup>. Emily and\nPhoebe were gamely battling on at the back of the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the end\nof the third lap Newton & Ellen had managed to snatch the lead from Richard\nwith Mike T still in 3rd<\/sup>. Steve S retired when lying in 4th<\/sup>\nplace (presumed gear failure) and Hugh eased away from Dave & Ann to consolidate\nthe 4th<\/sup> spot vacated by Steve. Nev & Mike were up another place to\n6th<\/sup> place and Jeremy gained three places to move up to 7th <\/sup>and\nRick regained three places to move to 10th<\/sup>. Emily received the gun at the end of this lap and\nPhoebe also finished. On this lap the wind had increased slightly and there were\nsome strong gusts coming through, which caused some exciting moments for a number\nof competitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the\nend of the fourth and last lap there was no change in the order of the first\nsix boats. Chris gained two places to finish in 7th<\/sup> place, just\npipping Adrian across the line. Rick gained another place to finish 9th<\/sup>\nand Sally & Mike C also gained a place to take 10th<\/sup> with Jeremy,\nRhys and Ron bringing up the rear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The finishing\norder on the water was \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st<\/sup>\nNewton & Ellen; 2nd<\/sup> Richard S; 3rd<\/sup> Mike T; 4th<\/sup>\nHugh; 5th<\/sup> Dave & Ann; 6th<\/sup> Nev & Mike<\/p>\n\n\n\n On corrected\ntime it\u2019s smoke and mirrors time and just when you do not expect it up pops Ron\n(this time ably assisted by grandson Milo) to steal the victory from the front\nrunners! Then along comes the other silent assassin Chris H to take the 2nd<\/sup>\nspot, which means the two leaders are pushed down to 3rd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup>\nplaces and the two Leaders retain their 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup>\npositions pushing Mike T and Hugh down two places..<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Peter R and the OOD Team of Dean J, Gareth D, Mike A, Richard C, Robbie H and Sam S. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With an ENE wind (but swinging around slightly) of about 11 mph, Peter R used a Tektona start with a first beat to X (near 8 but slightly further out) then 1, 3, 5, 2. This gave everyone the dilemma of which side of the island to opt for on the way from X to 1 ! 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