No wind + no OD + very few potential sailors = no racing on Saturday.
Sunday’s forecast wasn’t much better, and it didn’t look promising an hour before racing, but Bass micro climate offered the inkling of hope as ripples filled the bay from the SE. The wind held for the day sufficiently to get both races in for the fleet of five boats.
Artur in his Aero was frustrated after the first race that he couldn’t break away from the light weather bandits in their Graduate, aka Mike and Jack, who won the race on handicap, with Artur 2nd.
Artur’s afternoon race wasn’t much better in that he headed for the wrong mark on the first beat, and spent another lap catching up Mike/Jack. When he did pass them, he went around the mark the wrong way, and Mike/Jack followed. A short while later, Mike/Jack returned to round the mark the correct way. Apparently Jack was confident that they had corrected their error, but they hadn’t unwound their mistake by rounding it one more time. Artur sailed on for a while, but then retired. Mike/Jack only realised the error of their ways when the shorten course signal was made after they had passed through the start/finish line, with Nigel/Glenys in their GP being the first on the water to finish, and win on handicap, with Richard in his Solo 2nd.
The day’s racing brought the series to a close with Artur winningthe Dodd trophy, and Paul 2nd. Though no racing in other classes, Rob won the Blencathra trophy for the F15s, Val/Ken the Mustard Pot for the GPs, and Phil/Lucy the Mirror AB trophy for the Mirror/Teras.