DF65’s
A very select band of just 5 sailors raced today. This was in part due to a number of regulars being away on holiday but may also have been due to the lack of any sort of breeze up until the normal race start time. The time was occupied going through some tips and adjustments to A+ rig settings before there was a light WNW to NW breeze by 11:15 and racing could begin. The marks were used in the current positions and with the small fleet size a single windward and leeward mark was opted for with a finish about a third of the way up the lake.
Clive had a cracking start and took wins in the first two races, with Peter chasing hard, but never managing to break through with Frans and Alan taking the other podium spots. Peter then took the next three race wins with Clive having to settle for second in a couple with Richard Frans and Alan all fighting for the podium spots. Clive then had a win in race 6 before Peter had wins in the final two.
From what looked like an unpromising start we fitted in 8 races to finish soon after 12:30 with the boats moving at all times, even though there were some holes in the breeze to catch out the unwary.
- Peter Baldwin 63 7pts 5 wins
- Clive Warren 53 10pts 3 wins
- Richard Walker 39 16pts
- Alan Watkinson 373 19pts
- Frans King 95 25pts
95’s
- Peter Baldwin 172 6 pts 7 wins
- Clive Warren 93 11 pts 1 win
- Frans King 59 19pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 20pts (only 6 races)
- Martin W-Jones 77 26pts
- Dave Howard 00 28pts