{"id":251,"date":"2016-03-13T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2016\/03\/13\/frostbite-16-march-6th\/"},"modified":"2016-03-13T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T15:31:00","slug":"frostbite-16-march-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2016\/03\/13\/frostbite-16-march-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"Frostbite 16 &#8211; March 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:16px\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">This week was not quite as windy as the previous few weeks with a light  Westerly. John W set a course of 6P, 9S, 5P, 4P, 2P, 8P and back through the  start.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">There were fourteen starters, with the numbers no doubt reduced by Mothering  Sunday celebrations, but it was good to see Dave I back on the water after his  shoulder problems (No \u2013 we were not giving him the cold shoulder !)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">David C (Laser) was first back through the start followed by Ian  (Supernova) then the Lasers of Mark B and James and these four maintained those  positions for all five laps of the race. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Nev &amp; Sally (Leader) were going well in 5<sup>th<\/sup> place with Adrian  (Vago),Dave L (Laser), Chris H (Comet) and Dave I (Radial) all close together  and hot on their heels. Slightly further back came Dean, who had abandoned the  Vago for his Laser and he was having a good tussle with Hadey(4.7) and Alistair  and Steve P both in Lasers. &nbsp;Bringing up  the rear of the fleet was the ever present William in his Topper.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">By the end of the second lap the only movers (in the right direction !)were  Dave L up two places to 5<sup>th<\/sup>, Dean up two places to 8<sup>th<\/sup>,  Steve P up four places to 9<sup>th<\/sup> and Hadey up one place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">The only mover on the third lap was Chris who gained two place to move  up to 9<sup>th<\/sup>, but he was in the middle of a great battle between Nev  &amp; Sally, Adrian, Dean, Steve P and Hadey.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">At the end of the fourth lap the first seven boats crossed the line in  the same order as the previous lap, but Steve P had moved up two places to 8<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">William was given the finish gun at the end of this lap and Dean and  Dave I decided four laps were enough for them.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">At the end of the last lap the first five had retained their positions,  but Steve P had done it again moving up another two places to 6<sup>th<\/sup>  pushing Nev &amp; Sally down to 7<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">The final positions on the water were \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> David C; 2<sup>nd<\/sup>  Ian C; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Mark B; 4<sup>th<\/sup> James; 5<sup>th<\/sup> Dave L; 6<sup>th<\/sup>  Steve P.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">On handicap the first five positions should remain the same, but Chris H  in his Comet should push Steve P out of 6<sup>th<\/sup> place. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>                                                            <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Thanks to John W and the OOD team of Mark &amp; Deniske R, Nick J, Hugh  and as ever Roland L.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span>This was the last of the Frostbite Series and means that despite missing the last race Newton &amp; Ellen in their RS200 take the series honours.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span>Congratulations to them and also many thanks for their contribution to the racing programme.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was not quite as windy as the previous few weeks with a light Westerly. 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