Well it was a bit pleasanter tonight than last\nweek, at least there was a light wind 6-8mph from the West and no rain! Steve S\nset a first beat down to 3 then 9, 5, 6 and back through the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dean & Nick (Vago) having won last week decided\nto give everyone a chance this week by contriving to capsize on the way to 9 on\nthe first lap (something about the tiller extension going in and out and not\ndoing much \u2013 sounds like a trombone to me!). Newton (Solo) was first back\nthrough the start followed by the Lasers of Karen, Mark and Hugh. Peter R\n(Enterprise s\/h) was next through in 5th<\/sup> place closely followed by\nChris H (Comet), Curtis (Laser) and Dave & Ann (Leader) and they were about\n30 seconds ahead of Chris A (Solo) and the recovering duo of Dean & Nick. Another\n30 seconds and a motley bunch came across the line close together, led by Mike\nA (Lightning), gardener Richard H (likes gathering up weed on his Laser), Mike\nC & Sam (Wanderer) and Paul H (Laser). About a minute further back Nigel L\n(Laser) was trying to get clear of Ron (Mirror), easier said than done! Then\ncame the girls Jemima (Oppie), Sally & Stuart (sorry Stuart should have\nsaid and the boy!) in the second Leader and last but not least Emily in her Topper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the second lap Karen passed Newton to take the\nlead with Mark still in 3rd<\/sup> place (well he was moving slightly!\nPeter R moved up to 4th<\/sup> at Hugh\u2019s expense and Dean & Nick gained\nfour places to move to 6th<\/sup> (they had to keep moving to dry out). The\nonly other movers were Sally & Stuart who had passed Jemima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of the third lap there was no change in\norder for the first four, but Dean & Nick were up one more place to 5th<\/sup>.\nChris H and Dave & Ann were also up one place to 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup>\nand Mike A gained three to move to 8th<\/sup>. Richard H moved up two\nplaces by passing Curtis and Chris A. Further back Nigel passed Paul H with\nJemima and Emily both gaining a place due to the retirement of Sally &\nStuart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the fourth lap Karen increased her lead slightly\nbut the order of the first four remained the same. Chris H and Dean & Nick\nwere locked in battle for 5th<\/sup> place and crossed the line abreast.\nDave & Ann were going steady in 7th<\/sup> (and have been going steady\nfor quite a few years now). Richard H was on a roll and gained two more places\nmoving up to 8th<\/sup> passing Mike A and Hugh in the process. Curtis\nretired from 12th<\/sup> place and Mike C & Sam and Paul H, keen to\nclaim the position, crossed the line together. Jemima also retired on this lap,\nso Emily gained two places and received the gun at the end of the lap. Ron also\nreceived the gun at the end of the lap, and he was lucky as the wind was dropping!<\/p>\n\n\n\n It took everyone slightly longer to complete the\nlast lap, especially those towards the rear of the fleet as they got the worst\nof the dying breeze. Karen increased her lead and Mark took 2nd<\/sup> place\nfrom Newton with Peter R in 4th<\/sup>. Chris H just managed to draw ahead\nof Dean & Nick to snatch 5th<\/sup> spot. Mike A passed Richard H and\nDave & Ann to move up two places to 7th<\/sup> and Paul H and Nigel\nboth got past Mike C & Sam who took the lanterne rouge and probably needed\nit as dusk was falling! Chris A could\nnot stand the excitement and retired before the end of the lap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The final order on the water was \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st<\/sup> Karen; 2nd<\/sup> Mark B; 3rd<\/sup>\nNewton; 4th<\/sup> Peter R; 5th<\/sup> Chris H; 6th<\/sup> Dean\n& Nick<\/p>\n\n\n\n On corrected time the order changes to \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st<\/sup> Karen; 2nd<\/sup> Newton; 3rd<\/sup>\nChris H; 4th<\/sup> Mark; 5th<\/sup> Ron; 6th<\/sup> Peter R<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Steve and the OOD Team of Ann D, Bob L,\nCaroline G, Jill G and Mike T.\n\n\n\n\n\nhite’><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well it was a bit pleasanter tonight than last week, at least there was a light wind 6-8mph from the West and no rain! Steve S set a first beat down to 3 then 9, 5, 6 and back through the start. 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