The final event of the series was a great success with 12 races sailed in really weird variable winds, basically from the SW and sometimes from the SE and anything in between.
The best bit was the interruption at lunchtime for Martin’s hotdog barbecue and sharing a bottle of wine, which became the focus of lunchtime chat.
You can see from Alan’s scoresheet that themost successful skipper was once again Barrie Martin, with his multiple wins. The scoring was very close indeed for the runners-up with only a few points separating 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th and whilst we all suffered from falling into holes in the breeze we did enjoy the excitement of the racing and the close finishes. These scores also affected the overall results for the Summer Series, which are also published.
Although initially catching the stringy weed which was attached to the blue marks upset Martin’s usual performance, he did win the Series and was presented with the lovely French copper trophy and was thanked for providing the barbecue.
Report by Roger Stoller
