Dear All,
There were just 6 entries, but only 5 sailed as Mike pulled out at the last moment. The day was dull with no sun, but there was a light variable breeze from just east of South and occasional light drizzle.
14 races were sailed before 2 PM and Martin and Barrie dominated the winning places with 8 and 4 wins respectively. Other race winners included David Coode and Roger Stollery with one each. Roger was testing a newly refurbished BOTTLE boat 7 and was pleased with its performance, which could not be replicated with his own BOTTLE boat 4.
We had a break for an early lunch and then continued to race with the wind now coming either straight down the lake or from over the right shoulder on the western control area. There are some very fast and exciting runs with everyone in their A rigs under pressure at times. The fleet splits at the 2 blue gate marks no specific advantage from either on the beat and the result was was decided by who found the best route through the variable winds.
A very good mornings racing!
Cheers, Roger
