The Bass micro climate moderated a windy forecast, and enabled three boats to sail in the last two races of the autumn Saturday series.
The chilly NW breeze was slightly tempered by clear blue skies and bright sunshine.
There was some great planing conditions, and challenging gybes, one of which caught out Caroline in her Lightning resulting in a brief swim. Towards the end of the main reach Neil/Archie in their RS400 lost ground as they struggled to take down their gennaker, possibly causing them to lose the race to Rory in his K1 by a matter of seconds on handicap.
The wind lost its punchy edge during the final race. Neil/Archie led around the course and won on handicap, but it wasn’t enough to beat Rory overall who beat them by a single point
With the end of British summer time, Sunday seemingly said goodbye to the sunshine with a drizzly wet day. The wind was lighter than Saturday, but just as cold. AJ was the OD and had hoped the conditions would put off all comers, but it was not to be. There were four boats, none of which had spinnakers.
The lighter wind meant reduced the opportunities for planing, though it did freshen towards throughout the second race. Caroline in her Lightning was again caught out by a mini squall at a gybe mark, and had another brief capsize.
Neil was without a crew so raced his ILCA 6, and led both races, with Mike/Jack in their Graduate not too far behind. On handicap, Neil had two wins, with Mike/Jack 2nd in the first race, though the strengthening wind didn’t suit them, and Paul in his ILCA 6 took 2nd, and Caroline 3rd.
Neil/Archie won the series, with Mike/Jack 2nd, and Caroline 3rd