Racing report Sun: 5th October 2014 The second Sunday of the cooler series. Sailors arrived as the junior training session finished. The breeze was picking up in line with the forecast with gusts menacing as the sailors gathered on the slipway for the briefing. The appointed O.O.D. wanted to avail of the wind and sail so a substitute was recruited. With the safety, weather warnings and race briefing issued the O.O.D. and Rescue set off to set a course to suit the occasion. The course and start line was set so efficiently that some sailors were taken by surprise, “It cannot have started already” said one helm as he set of in pursuit. The conditions on the water were less threatening than they appeared from the shore and the two rescue boats provided the necessary level of safety cover. “Take us further out into the wind” called one wayfarer sailor, repeatedly, between races. The two reaches made good use of the fresh southerly wind and the windward buoy proved hard to make as it sheltered in the relative calm and shifty wind from the hill to the south. A nice balance for the conditions was the consensus. Two races were held and eleven boats raced. Tom and Philip showed off the abilities of the RS400 on the fast reaches by coming in first in the opener and Margaret did likewise with the wayfarer by leading over the finish in the second. By 5.00 pm all boats were neatly tucked away under their covers and another enjoyable Sunday sailing came to a close well before the promised storm blew through later last night. Regards Mike Laffan.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:26:12 +0000
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