{"id":575,"date":"2013-09-09T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2013\/09\/09\/pursuit-2\/"},"modified":"2013-09-09T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T16:13:00","slug":"pursuit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2013\/09\/09\/pursuit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursuit 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a glorious chilly morning with no wind….but right on queue at 1000 – the met office were ‘spot on’ for a change! – the wind filled in!! 22 boats took to the water, including young Alice, with most Lasers sporting a full rig…..poor Gordon did not realise it was a pursuit race and missed his start!<\/span><\/p>\n

Jon and his team set a course from Tektona with 4 gybe marks!! The lovely sunny, fairly breezy conditions suddenly changed an hour into the race when a squall with heavy rain came through…..gusts exceeding 22mph, which were recorded in a sheltered part of Reading, capsized about 80% of the fleet and really tested the power boat teams, boosted in number by Brian. <\/span><\/p>\n

Upturned Lasers were left while dripping sailors were plucked from the water. Paul survived and won the race – see the results for other placings. Poor Peter was towed in, having capsized due to gear failure. Also Alice managed to avoid capsizing with her full rig – well done Alice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monica retired before the squall hit and had hot soup and rolls waiting for the cold, wet, sailor<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, the weather changed once the race was over, with the sun coming out and the wind dropping again – what will next week bring?<\/span><\/p>\n

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