Although the winter series was scheduled to start today, the wind was absent, so the OD agreed with those that were considering sailing to cancel racing for the day.

The final day of the Autumn Saturday had a good F4-5, though not as gusty as the forecast, and the afternoon stayed dry.

There were five boats that started, of which only four finished, but there were no capsizes. The extended course had some good planing opportunities, though James/Jenny demonstrated that discretion was the better part of valour, so did not fly their spinnaker.

Neil/Archie were back together on the water in their RS200, and led by a good margin, but were beaten on handicap by Dave/Lynn in their GP. Neil/Archie sailed around waiting for the next race, but the other sailors all sailed straight to shore, so there was no more racing.

Overall the series was won by Dave/Lynn, with Neil/Archie 2nd , and James/Jenny 3rd.

Final results

Sunday started with misty/foggy conditions which had blown away by race time. Much more overcast, and cooler, than Saturday but not as windy.

There were seven starters, and they all finished both races without capsizing! The occasional gusts created excellent planing conditions, and gave Neil/Archie in their RS200 opportunities to claw back ground lost on some beats, though not sufficient to shake off Dave/Lynn in their GP who went on to win both races, and the series, with Neil/Archie 2nd, and Paul G 3rd overall.

AJ/Sue and Val/Ken had some close racing, each beating the other by one place over the two races.

Final results

A busy weekend with coaching sessions for 16 Teras alongside club racing on a sunny Saturday afternoon with a F1-2 SW breeze which attracted 15 boats.

The starts were clean, though only just! There was mixed fortunes in the swinging, variable, wind. AJ/Sue were caught port/starboard requiring them to do some turns. Neil C missed his toestraps and had an unexpected swim, while Val/Ken headed for the wrong mark!

Latest results (when available)

The first half was Saturday, once the heavy rain passed through, the westerly wind seemed to ease (from the clubhouse at least), but when some clouds parted the white tops of the waves were visible downwind – never a good sign! The white tops were sufficiently off putting for one of the two boats that were potentially prepared to race, so racing was postponed for the day.

The second half being Sunday started off with mirror like conditions on the webcam, though there were nominal signs of katabatic airs an hour before the scheduled start they soon faded, so those potentially interested in racing had an early lunch. Following lunch conditions hadn�t improved so racing was cancelled for the second day in a row.