This weekend there is a four race series for all classes. The summer weather continues to be elusive, overcast with a light NNE breeze which varied in strength and direction throughout the afternoon.
Robbie D/Toggle in their F15 initially led the fleet in the first race, but spinnaker issues slowed them down, and Alistair/Oscar in a RS400 pulled ahead, winning on handicap, with Dave/Lynn 2nd. The wind faded as the tail enders of the fleet finished, then filled in as it swung to the E, so the start line was repositioned.
Nigel/Glenys had a perfect start, but it wasn’t to last. Within minutes a wind shadow around the eastern shore spread across the course slowing proceedings down considerably. To give the tail enders a chance to finish, the race was shortened at the 3rd mark after only 25 mins. Fortunately, the breeze returned 10 minutes later, and all boats had finished within 40 mins. Rory’s perseverence in his Tera earned him a 1st place, 3 secs ahead of Alistair/Oscar, with Dave/Lynn 3rd another 8 secs behind.
Sunday’s forecast wasn’t promising, but ripples filled the bay from the SE unexpectedly, just in time for the OD to prepare to get racing underway on time. The line was laid, and course set, then the wind disappeared again. Time for an early lunch!
An hour later, drizzle set in, and with no sign of any wind, racing was cancelled for the day, so the overall results were as Saturday evening with the trophy going to Alistair/Oscar, and Dave/Lynn 2nd.