It was again fine and reasonably warm with the wind blowing in from the South prior to the start. OD Izzie reckoned a trip to 12 was in order! But, as the wind shifted SW she set a diamond course 0-9-1-B. This, again, had three kite legs which suited the GP�s.
From the start Val & Ken took the lead from Mike & Eric and Joan & Jack with Tony�s Solo and Neil�s Radial close astern. Despite the best efforts of the other GP crews Val & Ken were not to be denied. They held off the competition to become the first three lap finisher.
As the leaders completed their second lap the wind started to drop a little. The decision was made to shorten just after AJ had gone through which didn�t best please his crew Hazel! Jon Anson�s Radial was the first to finish on two laps followed by Richard Broughton�s Solo and the Radial of Simon Smith who had taken time off from crewing the L2000.
Then it was in for the meal � NOT SO! No-one had put their name down to prepare it so we had a bunch of starving sailors! This is the first time in many a moon that this had happened and it ruined the chance of the usual after-race social craic. Let�s hope we are back to normal for the remaining rounds.
I was politely reminded that the Night Jar is primarily a PH series so here are the key results. An excellent win for Simon from John Robert�s Pico with Richard third. But this is not to decry Val & Ken from their FH win. Some people tend to forget that they are past Club Champions!