(Edit – results corrected to include Hermes!)
The race officer was faced with a light and somewhat variable breeze and opted for the short course to the C mark off Clynder and back. A decision not immediately appreciated but with hindsight gave a good race.
As ever it is not possible to set an upwind first leg with an easterly so the first leg was under spinnaker. Teal and Catriona made a good start but protest flags were sighted as Catriona gybed in Teal’s water. Dione sat close on Teal’s stern all the way across with Catriona close by and Thalia pushing up. Athene on her first race of the year was balancing the need to organise the boat with racing priorities. Catriona did her penalty turns at the C mark before setting off after Teal & Dione with Thalia in close company. Places were to be won and lost on this beat with some tidal advantage to be had on the Clynder shore but some favourable shifts further out. Thalia suffered from the disengagement of her main halyard causing her to lose ground. After much tacking and covering, Dione led round the Y mark for the start of the second round, closely followed by Teal & Catriona. The run back to C was uneventful but places were again traded on the beat as Catriona found first a favourable shift and then an unfavourable one. With the course shortened to 2 rounds, the final positions were as for the first round.
1 Dione, 2 Teal, 3 Catriona, 4 Thalia, 5 Hermes 6 Thia, 7 Athene
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