High pressure over most of the UK meant this was always going to be a Light wind affair, and so it was, but not so light to make it totally frustrating , just a tad for some, 12 skippers turned up so cant complain on the turnout, a couple fresh back from visiting the Worlds in Australia, (I think they picked up some tips), new member Paul came down and tried out a couple of boats, Dave Rigby finally got his hands on his Venti, but he know’s it will not happen overnight. OOD’s were down early and got a lot of help from Darin and Pete , nice to see Greg assistant OOD after a fair old absence. Racing took place on the South bank and after a bit of fine tuning by Darin, Colin H 20 was raring to go, And managed a very good third place after Darin and Jen in first and second respectfully , so well done, his smile told the story, and it was ear to ear in the second race that he won with ease, with Cooper ala Mick taking a well deserved 2nd place, fantastic and well done, Darin was never far away keeping his powder clean ( leant that from the Worlds ) Pete W started slow as usual but gradually found his rhythm and took a couple of wins during the morning, I was told that there was a bit of jet lag around but Martyn showed none of it, and stormed thru taking a win and taking third spot over the mornings 7 races , it was a long course with three full length beats that were both shifty and fluky at the same time, Roger C picked up the pace after coffee and finished of with three 2nd places, Sam P did ok, got a second spot , but is itching to get hold of a more competitive boat, and when he does look out, he will be one to watch. I am thinking Adrian could do with some help on his Sedici with the rig tune ( maybe next time ) cos the Sedici is definitely a lot quicker than it showed today. Paul our new member probably leant a lot today trying out his 2 boats and we look forward to seeing more of him on the water. At the end of the day Darin took the top step and is still the guy to beat at the club, so very well done to him , and many thanks to all who helped get things sorted and put away.