This weekend the club hosted a training session for a fleet of 25 Teras and Fevas. On Saturday morning the conditions were challenging as the SSW breeze generated a large waves, and gusts caused numerous capsizes. However the wind eased over the lunch break, though it did freshen later in the afternoon. Fortunately the rain held off all day.
Club racing was for the start of the October Saturday series and comprised a fleet of five single handers, though Banter/Artur in RS400 treated it more as a pursuit race as they were caught out by the race starting on time!
The wind enabled good planing conditions, and there some capsizes. In the second race, Banter/Artur built up a lead good enough for them to race one extra lap and chase the tail enders, two of which they managed to pass, though a hiccup taking down their gennaker resulted in a capsize when Artur ducked inboard to sort, forgetting he was in a RS400 rather than VX One…
On handicap, Rory in his K1 leads with a 1st and 2nd, with John in his ILCA 7 2nd, and Banter/Artur 3rd.
On Sunday morning the lake was covered in mist/fog which soon burnt off to leave mirror like conditions. Some light airs came in by noon, but the OD opted to let the wind settle for another hour before starting racing.
The air remained light for the first lap then, but settled in for the rest of the afternoon.
On handicap, Mike/Jack in their Graduate, and Caroline in her Lightning, each shared a 1st and a 2nd, so Caroline leads the series, with Richard in his Solo taking two 3rds.