{"id":319,"date":"2015-08-23T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/08\/23\/19-august-gillette-20\/"},"modified":"2015-08-23T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T17:07:00","slug":"19-august-gillette-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/08\/23\/19-august-gillette-20\/","title":{"rendered":"19 August Gillette 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px\">\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>What a gloomy miserable night with the rain  throwing it down and the wind on the light side again. Despite the weather  there were 17 starters and 17 finishers ! Good to see Issy and Ross back on the  water for the first time in a while but what a night to make a come back !<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>With a SW wind between 6 and 10 mph Paul R moved 9  slightly further down the lake and used that as his first mark followed by 4,  8, 6, 7 and back through the start.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>The leader on the first lap was Karen (Laser) followed  by David C (Laser), Ian C (Supernova) and Newton (Solo). Then coming through  together were the Lasers of Dave L and Sylvia followed a little further back by  Ellen (Radial) then the Lasers of Ross and Curtis. Sally and Stuart (Leader &#8211; the  only double hander out tonight) came through in 10<sup>th<\/sup> place being  chased by Issy (Radial),David M (Laser) and Julian (Solo), these three came  though line abreast. Rick (Laser) was going well, but he may have been sailing  a slightly different course to everyone else ! <span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span>At the  rear of the fleet were Mike A(Lightning), Hadey (4.7) and Alistair S (Laser).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>By the second lap Ian had gained a lead which he  held through to the fifth and final lap, behind him Karen and David C were trading  places for 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> all the way through the race. It  looked as if David had pulled out a lead on the third and fourth laps, but  Karen came back to pip him across the line. On the second lap Ross and Curtis moved  up to 7<sup>th<\/sup> and 8<sup>th<\/sup> by passing Ellen and David M had gained  two places up to 10<sup>th<\/sup>. Remarkably the boats then occupying 4<sup>th<\/sup>  to 10<sup>th<\/sup> places maintained these positions through the remaining laps  to the end of the race. Lower down the fleet Issy had a great battle with Sally  &amp; Stuart, Julian and Mike gained a few places to finish 11<sup>th<\/sup> and  12<sup>th<\/sup>, but they were guilty of loitering on the line to ensure that  Ian lapped them at the finish !. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>Hadey  and Alistair eventually managed to get past Rick.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>In the end everyone enjoyed some close sailing  despite the miserable weather.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>The final positions on the water were 1<sup>st<\/sup>  Ian, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Karen; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> David C; 4<sup>th<\/sup> Sylvia; 5<sup>th<\/sup>  Dave L; 6<sup>th<\/sup> Newton. None of these positions are likely to change on  handicap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>Thanks to Paul R and the OOD Team Hugh, Roland L  and Martin W.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">    &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><var><\/var><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a gloomy miserable night with the rain throwing it down and the wind on the light side again. Despite the weather there were 17 starters and 17 finishers ! Good to see Issy and Ross back on the water for the first time in a while but what a night to make a come back ! 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