{"id":377,"date":"2015-05-04T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/05\/04\/4th-may-pennant\/"},"modified":"2015-05-04T17:49:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T17:49:00","slug":"4th-may-pennant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/05\/04\/4th-may-pennant\/","title":{"rendered":"4th May Pennant"},"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\">The wind was a light South West about 8 mph and Dave I set a first beat  to 4, back across to 9 then down to 3, back along the buoy line to 5, across to  8 then up to 6, 7 and back through the start.<\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">There were 20 starters and a lull in the wind at the start&nbsp;made  life difficult. Karen (Laser) infringed Hugh &amp; Neville in the Leader and had  to do penalty turns before she had really got going. <\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">Paul R (Aero) did get a good start and was first back through the line  at the end of the first lap. Jon (Laser) came through in 2<sup>nd<\/sup>  followed by David C (Laser) and then Newton &amp; Ellen (RS 200). Karen and Rod  both in Lasers were very close together and crossed in 5<sup>th<\/sup> and 6<sup>th<\/sup>  places. Chris A was going well in his Solo in 7<sup>th<\/sup> place and then close  together were Adrian (Vago) and Sylvia (Laser).<span>&nbsp;  <\/span>Then there was a trio of two Lasers Curtis and Dean with Monica in her  Europe (It was Monica&#8217;s Birthday \u2013 so many happy returns to you Monica). These  were followed by Hugh &amp; Neville (Leader), Peter S (Byte) and Mike C (Solo).  Next it was good to see Ralph &amp; Anna out in their Feva and Mick G out in  the Otter and bringing up the rear of the fleet, Gordon in his Mirror and Eddie  B in his Laser.<\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">At the end of the second lap the first four remained the same but Rod  had just nipped past Karen. Curtis had moved up three places to 7<sup>th<\/sup> and Sylvia up one  place to 8<sup>th <\/sup>and Mike C four places to 10<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">Monica, Gordon and Eddie had all retired, no doubt off for tea and  cakes !<\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">The third lap was the last lap and Paul crossed the line to win with  Newton&amp; Ellen finishing 2<sup>nd<\/sup> with Jon 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. David C was  4<sup>th<\/sup> and Karen just managed to pip Rod to take 5<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/div>\n<div>    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">However on handicap it looks like 1<sup>st<\/sup> Paul; 2<sup>nd<\/sup>  Jon; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> David with Peter S 4<sup>th<\/sup> (moving up from 12<sup>th<\/sup>  on the water).<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\">Thanks to the OOD team of Dave I, Oswin, John C, Kate H and Ian S.<\/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>The wind was a light South West about 8 mph and Dave I set a first beat to 4, back across to 9 then down to 3, back along the buoy line to 5, across to 8 then up to 6, 7 and back through the start. 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