{"id":371,"date":"2015-05-17T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/05\/17\/13-may-gillette-series-6\/"},"modified":"2015-05-17T20:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T20:01:00","slug":"13-may-gillette-series-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/05\/17\/13-may-gillette-series-6\/","title":{"rendered":"13 May Gillette Series 6"},"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><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>With a 9 mph NE wind Chris A used a Tektona start  with a first beat to X, up to 5 on the buoy line, down to 9 and then back up to  4 and onto 3 across to 2 and back through the buoy line.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>Karen started on starboard at the pin end but  tacked onto port in front of Mike A and consequently had to do penalty turns (is  that the third race in a row that Karen has had some issues at the start ?)<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>There were 20 starters and Ian C (Supernova) was  first back through the start followed by Karen (Laser), Mark B (Laser) and  Newton (Solo). In 5<sup>th<\/sup> place was Sylvia (Laser) with Peter S (Byte) 6<sup>th<\/sup>,  Hugh &amp; Stuart (Leader) 7<sup>th<\/sup> and Mike C (Solo) 8<sup>th<\/sup>. It  was good to see another Supernova out in the hands of Paul H and just behind  him was Tracey in her Comet then Mike A (Lightning). The next through the line  were Paula and Ellen in Radials followed by Chris S in another Laser (good to  see you back on the water Chris).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>It was also good to see Roz &amp; Paul out in the  Laser 2000 and they were followed by Chris &amp; Carol (420), Mike T (Laser),  Dean &amp; Monica (Laser II) and Colum, Rob &amp; Craig (Leader) \u2013 a real mixed  fleet out on the water tonight!<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>At the end of the second lap Ian and Karen were  still 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, but Curtis had moved up to 3<sup>rd<\/sup>  with Mark in 4<sup>th<\/sup>. Paul H had moved up two places from 9<sup>th<\/sup>  to 7<sup>th<\/sup> and Paul and Mike T had both moved up a place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>Lap 3 saw the leading seven boats holding position,  but Peter S had moved up one place to 8<sup>th<\/sup>, Ellen had moved up four  places to 14<sup>th<\/sup> and Mike T and Dean &amp; Monica had gained another  place. Dean was obviously getting some intensive race coaching from Monica !<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>At the end of the fourth lap the first 10 boats had  not changed position, and the only mover was Mike C who had moved up one place  to 11<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>The end of the fleet was finished after four laps  but the leaders went on for one more lap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-size: 12pt'>Mike C made up another place and Tracey two places  on this last lap and at the finish Ian C crossed the line in 1<sup>st<\/sup>  place with Karen 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, Curtis 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, Mark 4<sup>th<\/sup>,  Sylvia 5<sup>th<\/sup> and Newton 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/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>With a 9 mph NE wind Chris A used a Tektona start with a first beat to X, up to 5 on the buoy line, down to 9 and then back up to 4 and onto 3 across to 2 and back through the buoy line. 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