After the extended camping weekend and prior to the 7-week A66 weekend roadworks, on Saturday a south easterly breeze took all 3 fleets on a lopsided beat to the infamous gap, during which no matter about the odd change in wind direction, �keep going left before heading to the windward mark� was the mantra. (Just took some of us longer to listen.) After which the spinnaker colours easily identify the dinghies, as they were rarely dropped during some mild/pleasant planning conditions
Sunday morning�s wind strength and direction started much the same at 7 gusting 12 mph. The reduced numbers of boats saw everyone join the handicap fleet. In the afternoon with the sun shining a very enterprising (and loud!) OD started the fleet at mark 7 up to the top of the lake. Chris with his daughter led the beat in the Pennant race in his graduate that seems to point straight into the wind. A lead that although diminished, he never relinquished.
AJ