Saturday sailing got underway this weekend with another chilly breeze from the NE. There may have been April showers in the locaility, but they stayed away from the lake.
Generally, the winds eased throughout the afternoon, and the forecast gusts never materialised, so there were no capsizes. The handicap fleet of nine boats was led by Pix/Evie in their RS200 with Matt/Oliver in their RS200 giving them some close competition, with positions being reversed in the second race resulting in Matt taking the lead in the series, with Pix 2nd, and Mike/Jack in their Graduate 3rd.
In the slow handicap fleet of five boats, Lucy opted to sail with dad Phil in the Mirror while mum Na was left to sail single handed. It proved to be a team that Na couldn’t beat in either race!
Sunday morning the wind was light and swinging. Racing got underway just after 1200, but the wind soon swung more to the south resulting in a very one sided beat!
After lunch there was the first pennant race of the season. Not sufficient wind to go around the lake (or probably start!), but most of the 12 sailors persevered in a course that stubbornly avoided the incoming NE breeze! The wind direction was variable on each of the four legs. Matt/Oliver had led the race only to round the final mark the wrong way so lost out on 1st place to Pix/Evie. Mike/Jack finished 3rd
Eric Twiname Trust pennant final results
Sandra’s Salver latest results