Report from Julian Forrester, Luna
Course L6, Wind variable, SW
Sunshine and a fickle Gareloch breeze took us on Course L6, a beat first across to B at Silvers and, whether crossing the loch early or late to reach the Clynder shore, the fleet remained relatively together. The long run up and back across the loch to G saw something rather different as Catriona stretched into the distance ahead. Crossing back across the loch to C one could have been forgiven for assuming she had gone home early.
The rest of us meanwhile had a great race; getting across from G to and around C and home to Y provided some close competition – and the variable breeze perhaps explained why some did better than others. Possibly also seamanship had something to do with the result, in particular towards the finish at Y where Zephyrus, Dione and Hermes crossed the line almost as one. It was not possible to hear if there was any shouting.
1 Catriona, 2 Zephyrus, 3 Dione, 4 Hermes, 5 Luna, 6 Halcyone, 7 Thia.
President: