Filling in for Tactics Tony again. He’s missed another good day of sailing. It might have been the best of his life, we will never know.
A good turn out, 3 Merlin Rockets, 2 Solos, 6 Lasers (all full rigs I think), 2 RS 400’s, an OK (welcome back Charlie, long time no see), Contender Rodger and Aero Stuart (making a guest appearance).
Race 1 was up to 3, down to 10, up to 6, down to 14 then a reach across to A. We did 2 laps.
Another interesting, very biased start line. All away first time, mostly behaved. Very shifty, so lots of snakes and ladders. The Merlin’s blasted off, Paul and Anna in particular. Hot on the heels of the fast fleeters was myself and Stuart in the Aero. Then a good minute or two behind was the rest of the slow fleet. Eventually the traffic, shifts and gusts meant that some of them made some time backup, with notably Tim being only 20 seconds maybe behind me.
Race 2, start line was made longer and less biased. Again up to 3, then a change to 10, 9, 5, A.
A general recall on the first start, naughty naughty. (You know who you are!). A good getaway on the second start. Again the Merlin’s cleared off into the distance. The wind was still very shifty, but the gusts had strengthened. There were a few swims and some gear failure this time, hence the DNF’s. I’m sure the swindlerly (chandler, for those not aware) will have done well this weekend. This time the Solo’s did well. It was hard work to get the boats on the plane, until the last lap down to A from 5. We all picked up some good speed and I’m sure most of the slow fleet managed to overhaul a few boats.
Anyhow, the results speak for themselves. A great days sailing.
Big thanks to all those on duty.
Commodore Pete
