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It was quite a pleasant morning with a hint of sun, but a cold edge to the wind, which was similar to the Christmas Eve race. There was no designated SOOD on the rota, but Colin H kindly took this on.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There were 11 starters and all of them finished with Steve S (Aero 7) leading from start to finish, but being pushed all the way by Jon (Laser) who was never far behind him. James (Laser) was 3rd<\/sup> across the line at the end of the first lap followed by Newton (Solo) and Hugh (Laser) then came Hadey and William in Radials and Nev & Mike (Leader). Curtis was next through in another Radial followed by Dean & Nick (Vago) with Rhys (Topper) behind them.<\/span><\/div>\n
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At the end of the second lap the two leaders were well ahead and Newton had passed James to move up to 3rd<\/sup> place. The other movers on this lap were Curtis up three places and Dean & Nick up two.  <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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On the third lap James repassed Newton to move back into 3rd<\/sup> place, Hugh and Hadey both gained a place to move up to 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> and Dean & Nick also gained a place and moved up to 7th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The fourth lap saw no changes in position for the first six boats, but Curtis and Nev & Mike managed to pass Dean & Nick to move up to 7th<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup>. Rhys, who had battled away gamely at the back of the fleet, received the finish gun at the end of this lap.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The fifth lap was the last lap of the race and Steve crossed the line still in 1st<\/sup> place on the water. Hugh and Curtis both managed to get past Hadey to finish 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> pushing her down to 7th<\/sup>. William also gained a place by passing Nev & Mike to finish in 8th<\/sup> place. <\/span><\/div>\n
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1st<\/sup> Steve S; 2nd<\/sup> Jon; 3rd<\/sup> James; 4th<\/sup> Newton; 5th<\/sup> Hugh; 6th<\/sup> Curtis<\/span><\/div>\n
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On handicap Newton will take the victory with Jon in 2nd<\/sup> place, Steve 3rd <\/sup>and James 4th<\/sup>. Curtis and Hadey in Radials will leapfrog Hugh (Laser full rig) to take 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Thanks to Colin H and the OOD Team of Brian M, Mark and Monica R, Roland L and Sally, especially the latter three who were not on the rota but volunteered to help out.<\/span><\/div>\n
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