What a great day it turned out to be. The signs were poor when race officer Dave R arrived in rain and a poor wind direction suggesting a zig zag course. Luckily the wind swung enough to confirm a course on the south bank. Dave set about moving buoys for a windward leeward course, thanks to Tim for his assistance setting the start line and gate.

12 Skippers signed in only to lose Stuart before the start with receiver issues. Kevin was also sporting his new Venti ,  and Colin taking over Kev’s Pikanto. The forecast wind was yet to arrive but the rain stopped and the sun graced us with its presence. Roger Crates made the most of the light winds taking the first two races with Mick C, Tim H, and Dave R in pursuit.

A short break was held for coffee and birthday cake which went down very well. The Birthdays were Gordon Bennett 89 years young and Mick Chamberlain who is old but not that old. Cake at the lake is a bit of a tradition , so if it’s your birthday , get the cake out .

Mick C became a casualty with rudder problems and had to retire from racing. The wind had now freshened and continued to do so reaching the top end of A rig. Any handling issues were severely punished as I found out to my cost. Tim H reveled in the windier conditions winning five of the last six races.

There was short break while Jen patched Dave R back together after cutting his finger badly on his keel producing a significant amount of blood. But the show had to go on thanks Nurse Jen.

The last four races were the Tim, Dave, Martyn, show as they took the first three places in all those races.

Everyone had their moments especially Jen who won race 3. There was close racing throughout the fleet with any error being severely punished. Congratulations to Tim H taking the day with Dave R second and Martyn A third.

I think everybody enjoyed the morning with racing being done in the right spirit making it very enjoyable for all concerned.

A big thank you to everyone who helped pack the gear away.