{"id":388,"date":"2015-04-05T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/04\/05\/easter-cup-sunday-5th-april\/"},"modified":"2015-04-05T20:09:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T20:09:00","slug":"easter-cup-sunday-5th-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2015\/04\/05\/easter-cup-sunday-5th-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Cup Sunday 5th April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt\">\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>Mark B, ably assisted by Nev, Steve &amp; Lynne P, Bill C and Paul R, set a fairly short course as there was only a light 5 mph ENE wind and that was quite fickle. From a Tektona start there was a beat to 5, down to 9 then up to 4, down to 2 and back through the start line.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>The plan was for two back to back races and there were 15 starters for the first race, (eventually as some of them were still coming down the lake to the line when the start gun went). There should have been 16 starters but not sure what happened to Dean and Nick in the Laser 2. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>They were seen approaching the start line and then they were spotted at various points during the race but seemed to be sailing a different course to everyone else !<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>At the end of the first lap Newton &amp; Ellen (Laser 2000) were first back through the start line with Peter R (Enterprise) 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, David C (Laser) 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. Peter S was leading the battle of the Bytes in 5<sup>th<\/sup> with Hugh back in 10<sup>th<\/sup>. Towards the back of the fleet the two Mirrors of Pat and Gordon were having a good tussle with John C in his Topaz. These three and Hadey (Radial &#8211; who obviously likes stronger winds with her 4.7 rig) received the gun at the end of their first lap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>By the end of the second and final lap, Newton &amp; Ellen were still leading but David C had moved up to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> with Peter R now 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. Ian C (Supernova) had moved up four places from 9<sup>th<\/sup> to 4<sup>th<\/sup>.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The only other mover up the fleet was Alistair S (Laser) who had gained one place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>The final positions on the water were 1<sup>st<\/sup> Newton &amp; Ellen; 2<sup>nd<\/sup> David C; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Peter R, but on handicap it is likely that Mike A (Lightning) will move up to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> pushing Peter R down to 4<sup>th<\/sup> with Peter S 5<sup>th<\/sup> and Ian 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>The second race over the same course saw a reduced field of 12 start the race. This time Ian C got away to a flyer and lead all through the race.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>At the end of the first lap Peter R was 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, Newton &amp; Ellen 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, David C , Jon C 5<sup>th<\/sup> and Rod (Laser) 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>Peter S, Mike C (Solo) and Mike A were battling for 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 8<sup>th<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> places, then there was another close scrap between Hadey, Alistair and Hugh for the final positions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>At the end of the next lap the first four remained in the same positions with Rod 5<sup>th<\/sup>, but Jon C had retired. Mike C just pipped Mike A for 6<sup>th<\/sup> place with Peter S coming in 8<sup>th<\/sup>. Hugh just beat Hadey over the line with Alistair bringing up the rear.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height: normal\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";font-size: 10pt'>The positions on the water were 1<sup>st<\/sup> Ian; 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Peter R; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Newton &amp; Ellen, but on handicap Peter S should take the honours with Ian down to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and Mike A up to 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Mark B, ably assisted by Nev, Steve &amp; Lynne P, Bill C and Paul R, set a fairly short course as there was only a light 5 mph ENE wind and that was quite fickle. 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