Martyn and Jen arrived as OD and assistant to find a very still lake but a number a familiar faces who had sorted out much of the required set-up. Thank you Richard, Kevin and Roger in particular. There was an expectancy of a North-West breeze, so buoys were moved for a short South bank course with a fairly distant upwind mark.

Racing commenced in light airs which periodically declined to nothing at all. Mick Chamberlain dealt best with the conditions, gaining a win, followed by Mick Cooper, then Jen.

The second race was taken by Chris Graves followed by Kevin and Micky Boy, up there again. A complete lack of wind then determined a coffee break to be appropriate, during which the wind tantalised us with its ups and downs combined with shifts of some 60 degrees in both directions. The course was puzzled over during and after the break, but essentially left as it was, although a wing mark was added. We would get a beat at some point in the race, we thought!

The day continued with similar conditions. For Roger, it was all or nothing; Three firsts and four retirements due to weed. Jen scored two firsts and Micky C took another bullet. Micky C showed the greatest consistency and took the day after 8 races, with Jen an impressive second and Chris coming third.

Overall, it was an ‘okay’ day! A reasonable sail in lovely, warm sunshine. There was also the entertainment of a long stream of tractors going up the road to Scotland Farm and back again. I hope nobody got behind them on the roads, as they left shortly before we finished for the day.

Thank you for the willing help from people in monitoring the start line, tidying away at the finish and for the good natured approach to our sailing in difficult conditions.

Martyn Aspinall

2^nd June 2024

Results from round 4 below