{"id":73,"date":"2017-10-07T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-02-04T22:04:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T22:04:03","slug":"coley-series-4-1st-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readingsc.org.uk\/members\/2017\/10\/07\/coley-series-4-1st-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Coley Series 4   1st October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Not a bad morning with a SW wind of 10-12mph. David C set the first beat  down to 3 then 2, 4, X (towards 1), 5, 6, 7 and back through the start.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Pursuit Race<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">There were 18 starters with Bea and William first  away in their Oppies followed by Rhys in his Topper.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">The wind was sufficiently strong to allow the  Lasers to come though and at the gun there were four Lasers in the top six.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Karen \u2013 Laser; 2<sup>nd<\/sup>  Mark \u2013 Laser; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> James \u2013 Laser; 4<sup>th<\/sup> Dave &amp; Ann \u2013  Leader; 5<sup>th<\/sup> Ken \u2013 Laser; 6<sup>th<\/sup> Chris H &#8211; Comet <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Handicap Race<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">There was a course change for this second race with the first beat  shortened to 4 then 2, X, 5, 8, 6, 7. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Bea and Ken decided to sit this one out and William joined Grandad Mike  in the Leader!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">First back through the start was Karen closely followed by Mark and  James. Nev &amp; Mike came through in 4<sup>th<\/sup>, obviously benefiting from  advice from young William, but the fellow Leaders of Dave &amp; Ann and Sally  &amp; Stuart were pressing them. Alistair S (Laser) was through in 7<sup>th<\/sup>  place just ahead of Milo (Radial) with a small gap back to Mike A (Lightning)  and Adrian (Vago) with the other Vago of Dean &amp; Nick not far behind. Chris  A (Solo) and Chris H (Comet) were next through with Rhys and Laser 155920 bringing  up the rear.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">At the end of the second lap the first three were unchanged, but Dave  &amp; Ann had got past Nev, Mike &amp; William. Milo gained two places to move  up to 6<sup>th<\/sup> and Chris A was up five places to 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Mike A and  Adrian were both up one place to 8<sup>th<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> and Chris H  was up two to 11<sup>th<\/sup>. Laser 155920 received the finish gun at the end  of this lap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">No change in the first four on the third lap, but Milo was going well  and up to 5<sup>th<\/sup> with Chris A taking another two places to move up to 6<sup>th<\/sup>.  Dean &amp; Nick had got a shuffle on and moved up three places to 9<sup>th<\/sup>.  There were some close battles all through the fleet &nbsp;and Rhys received the gun at the end of this  lap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">At the end of the last lap the three leading boats had held their  positions, but Chris A had gained another two places to move up to 4<sup>th<\/sup>  place (he was pleased to hear the gun as his battery was starting to run low!  ). Nev, Mike &amp; William had regained a place to finish in 6<sup>th<\/sup>.  Dean &amp; Nick and Sally &amp; Stuart gained a place when Mike A contrived to  capsize round 6 in sight of the finish! Chris H also gained a place when Adrian  also capsized midway round the lap.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">The final positions on the water were \u2013<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Karen; 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Mark; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> James; 4<sup>th<\/sup>  Chris A; 5<sup>th<\/sup> Dave &amp; Ann; 6<sup>th<\/sup> Nev, Mike &amp; William<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">On handicap&nbsp; Karen and Mark will  keep their positions, but Dave &amp; Ann will move up to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> with  Chris still 4<sup>th <\/sup>, &nbsp;Nev, Mike  &amp; William up to 5<sup>th<\/sup> pushing James down to 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>                                                                                            <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Thanks to David C and the OOD Team of Jess B, Jon and Rick.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a bad morning with a SW wind of 10-12mph. David C set the first beat down to 3 then 2, 4, X (towards 1), 5, 6, 7 and back through the start. &nbsp; Pursuit Race There were 18 starters with Bea and William first away in their Oppies followed by Rhys in his Topper. 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