GUILDFORD MODEL YACHT CLUB
A small but enthusiastic fleet of 8 skippers assembled at Abbey Meads lake in overcast conditions but with a northerly breeze blowing straight down the lake, although it did have a tendency to go a bit easterly at times which made for some tricky beats.
It was good to see a reappearance of Shaun Wyeth in the fleet after a gap of some 20 years he was accompanied by his son Lewis.
Peter Stollery set a straightforward windward leeward course with a gate at the leeward end and this stayed for the whole day.
The racing got off to a good start for Peter who narrowly won the first race from Nigel Barrow with Barrie Martin in third. Nigel then won the next 3 races leaving Peter in 2nd ,at this stage Shaun Wyeth had got a third and Oliver Stollery a 4th but Lewis Wyeth had a good win in race 5.
Peter then went on to win a further 5 races on the trot as well as races 12 and 13, Race 9 was a Stollery lockout with Peter first and Oliver 2nd .David Cole who had had winch problems in the first race had gone home fixed it and got back to the lake in time for race 9 and was delighted to win two races in the afternoon as did Barrie.
As we started the 16th race within the last minute of the cut off time the wind started to leave us, so it was a good time to stop.
The 3rd race in this 3 race series is for the Nylet Cup to be sailed on the 15th June.
Report by Martin Crysell
