Frostbite Series 3 and 4 were cancelled due to\nthe flooding, but normal service was resumed today, and it was quite a pleasant\nmorning. The wind was SW 13 mph with gusts up to 18 mph. Mike A set the first\nbeat to 4 then A (which was around the normal position of 2), 5, 8, 6,7 and back\nthrough the start. Mike originally put 2 up on the board until Adrian enquired\nif 2 was actually in position. A quick search revealed Buoy 2 lying by the boat\nshed, which would have made an interesting course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were 18 starters, the highest number since\n4th<\/sup> August 2019! Before the actual start Nev came to grief when\ntrying to shout something to Mike A and Dave I, who were manning the race\nstart. Unfortunately, neither of them hears too well, so as Nev tried to get\nhis message across, rather than concentrating on the wind, he was bowled over,\nbut he did manage to make the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First back through the line was Julian B\n(D-Zero) who was 7 seconds ahead of Ralph in 2nd<\/sup> place. Newton\n(Solo) came through one minute later in 3rd<\/sup> spot with Steve S (Laser)\nin 4th<\/sup>, 18 seconds further back. James and Mark (both Lasers) crossed\nthe line virtually together contesting 5th<\/sup> place. Next along were\nthe two Leaders of Mike C & Sally and Dave & Ann and they enjoyed a\nrace long battle. Close together behind them were the two Lasers of Rick and\nAdrian followed 10 seconds later by Ken in a Radial. Then there was a 20\nseconds gap before Sam & Emily, going well in the RS200, crossed the line\nin 12th<\/sup> place. Nev in his Comet was not far behind, closely followed\nby Chris H in another Comet. After a minute had elapsed Ron arrived in the\nMirror, closely followed by Rhys (4.7), Jeremy (Laser) and Lottie (Radial). It\nwas a wonder thar Jeremy had actually caught the fleet as he was still making\nlast minute rigging adjustments as the start hooter sounded (still he\u2019s used to\nthat!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n At\nthe end of the second lap Julian still led, but Ralph was keeping him honest by\nmaintaining the same gap. Newton had\nlost a little ground (or water) on the first two but was still a minute clear\nof Mark who had moved up to 4th<\/sup>. James held 5th<\/sup> place\nwith Dave & Ann moving up to 6th<\/sup> by passing Mike & Sally and\nSteve S. Adrian and Chris both gained a place by moving past Rick and Nev\nrespectively. Further back Rhys passed Ron and Jeremy passed both of them to\nmove up two places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On\nthe third lap Julian had slightly increased his lead on Ralph, who was trying\nhard to keep in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Newton\nwas now just one second ahead of Mark as they crossed the line. The next group\nof boats were all close together enjoying a good battle for 5th<\/sup>\nplace and at the line Mike & Sally held that position with Adrian, Dave\n& Ann and James chasing them. Sam & Emily gained three places to move\nup to 9th with Steve S in 10th<\/sup> only one second behind them. Rick\ndropped to 11th<\/sup> just ahead of Ken, who was 40 seconds ahead of Chris\nH, Jeremy and Nev. Behind them Rhys and Ron were still having a good battle and\nLottie was gaining on them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At\nthe gun Julian was first across the line with an increased lead over Ralph, but\nprobably not enough to take the victory on handicap. Newton and Mark held their\npositions, but Adrian won the battle for the 5th<\/sup> place. Steve S had\na good last lap making up four places to cross in 6th<\/sup> and James repassed\nthe Leaders to take 7th<\/sup> place. Mike & Sally just managed to stay\nahead of Dave & Ann in their class battle. Ken, Jeremy and Lottie all gained\na place by passing Rick, Chris H and Ron respectively to finish 11th<\/sup>,\n13th<\/sup> and 17th<\/sup>. Ron\ntook the lanterne rouge again (he\u2019s thinking of starting a business in Soho),\nbut he had the last laugh on corrected time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final\npositions on the water were \u2013 1st<\/sup> Julian B; 2nd<\/sup> Ralph; 3rd<\/sup>\nMark; 4th<\/sup> Newton; 5th<\/sup> Adrian; 6th<\/sup> Steve S<\/p>\n\n\n\n On corrected time this changes to \u2013 1st<\/sup> Ralph; 2nd<\/sup> Newton; 3rd<\/sup> Ron; 4th<\/sup> Mike C & Sally; 5th<\/sup> Dave & Ann; 6th<\/sup> Mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks\nto Mike A and the OOD Team of Dave I, Jon and Paul H<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frostbite Series 3 and 4 were cancelled due to the flooding, but normal service was resumed today, and it was quite a pleasant morning. The wind was SW 13 mph with gusts up to 18 mph. 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