A gentle north-westerly had race officer Reay Mackay sending the fleet along course L8. This, combined with an out-of-position Y mark, resulted in a clear advantage in starting at the shore end of the line. Catriona, Athene and Dione handled this best and managed to build a significant lead past D mark and onwards to G.
The rest of the fleet spent some time becalmed around D, but when the wind did return from the north east, found themselves beating in to windward in a stronger breeze. Despite valiant efforts by Thia and Ceres on the final reach, there were no further changes in position.
1 Catriona, 2 Athene, 3 Dione, 4 Iris, 5 Thia, 6 Ceres, 7 Thalia. Hermes DNF
