Report from the Secretary.
A warm afternoon with wind. In the way of the Gareloch, direction of wind was fickle but it would be churlish to complain.
The on the water race officer chose one of the longer courses, zig zagging across the Gareloch with a Boinard start. Named after the skipper of Zephyrus, the starting line was taken between the Y and Z marks so as to have a line square to the wind. The first leg, a beat to C, off Clynder.
Catriona and Dione started on starboard tack and continued down the loch, so as to cover each other. When they tacked boats which had gone up sometimes looked favourable. Circe especially.
90 degree wind shifts approaching C added uncertainty. Dione’s helm was preoccupied with preparations for the spinnaker. He put his crew on the helm and gave strict instructions not to hit Halcyone. The penalty turns set them back.
Meanwhile, Circe was first at C from Catriona and Ceres. Circe kept her lead across the loch to Shandon Church and increased it by keeping high on the fetch to Silvers. Ceres comfortably ahead of the rest.
We had been sailing for just over an hour as Circe, running downwind under spinnaker, approached the line at the end of the round. Hence no second round. Building pressure from behind brought Catriona close enough for blanketing and then a pass to windward.
1 Catriona, 2 Circe, 3 Ceres, 4 Dione, 5 Zephyrus, 6 Thia, 7 Halcyone.
President: