Thursday was another great evening for racing. A brisk but constant easterly wind gave a start upwind of zero and a course of 4-3-1-0.
With 19 boats bunching on a short line a general recall was just avoided although Ethan was squeezed over. At the end of the first beat the RS200 of Alex & Olivia had a slight lead from Mike & Eric in their GP which they gradually extended. Next was Dave Lawson giving Izzie yet more crewing practice. They were followed by the Laser of Tony King, Jim�s Supernovaand the GP of Val & Ken who were side by side crossing the line at the end of lap 1.
The completion of Lap 2 was even closer with five boats crossing the line within 10 seconds. Gary & Kayla pulled out of the race at this point as they were the evening�s chefs. Slightly further down the fleet the Laser 2000 of Julie Tomkinson & Joe O�Donnell were duelling with AJ, and Richard Broughton in his Solo and Jon Anson�s Laser were in close company.
A gap appeared which allowed the L2000 of Steve Peck & Simon Smith to be finished on 2 laps. They were followed by David Roger putting in a stunning performance to easily finish as the leading Topper. Finishing on 3 laps it was Alex & Olivia from Jim, followed by a virtual dead heat between Mike & Eric and Tony.
FH Results showed Mike & Eric first from Alex & Olivia with Dave & Izzie third. On PH Tony came out on top with Julie & Joe second and David Roger third. In the PH Series Julie is now closing in on AJ and Sue who are currently leading from Mike & Eric.