Wow a very breezy day, but hey it was super sunshine and warm, Because we had no OOD , Roger B had got all the gear out and Tim H jumped in the dingy and sorted out a great course on the East Bank, Other skippers helped out , you know the usual suspects . We also had like last week some visitors to the lake and one young chap may well be joining the club. The rig we all started with was B , and it was probably between 80 and 100 % for this rig depending on the gusts. We were very lucky that Alan E was on hand and I have posted a few of his pictures on this action packed day. Mick C 46 after a titanic battle with the V 11 of Tim H 44 just came out with the bullet, but roles were reversed in race two, with Roger B 58 getting a well deserved third place, Roger then went on to win the third race in fine style with his BritPop obviously a great set up and well sailed. Racing was going to be a bit hard on rigs, and the wind was going to find any weakness especially in the rigs and by race 5 we had our first casualty Tim 44 losing a shroud and despite changing to C rig that was to be the end of his day. I believe Roger 58 had the same fate in race 6 when the breeze was just about at its strongest , he put a new shroud on but also changed a little later to C rig, New member Martyn A 95 was sailing well with his Shiraz, as were a number of other skippers in the tough conditions, by race 7 we also lost the Venti of Mick Cooper 39. Jen H 69 sailed consistently well, but was no match for Dave R 57, Mike W 76 got better as the day wore on and gained a creditable 4th on the day, It was a difficult day for Kevin E 20 but he coped well with what is known to be a light wind boat, Mick C 46 took the top spot with a very consistent set of results never lower than 2nd, Yes we had some superstars missing due to other events, and of course a certain sunbed in Italy, . We did have a potential new member come to visit, Chris Vincent , and I have just been told he has brought a DF 65 and has paid his subs, Chris I am sure you enjoyed what you saw, and welcome.

Many thanks to Tim and Dave mainly for stepping up when needed, and many thanks to all skippers who made the day, fabulous racing it has to be said, and nice to have a great breeze, the rain held off until just on 1pm. M any congratulations to Mick C 46 for his win with ” The Venti ”