Sunday, 29 June 2008
Hi all,
BBC had a fun day with lots of practice starts which judging by everyone’s performance we will need more of with just 11 people turning up we got through 11 races in a variety of wind conditions between 1:30 and 3pm. Thanks to Claire for the nice pumpkin and kumara soup to warm everyone up after the racing. Kevin stayed after everyone left and we were both treated to a really blast around the track. I achieved a new top speed of 52 with a 5.5 meter sail up and having a great time. A few people took advantage of the fun day to take some short cuts to win races, which completely confused Paul when he crossed the line first the computer called Theo the winner. Paul can’t really complain because I’m sure he was trying to boost sails by running into various people when not racing. Anyway adjusted results will be available tomorrow for those interested. The new laptop performed really well and the starts and timing issues seem to be over.
Cheers
Richard
20 knts rising to 35 in the afternoon. That was the forecast. We got 7–8 knts to start dropping about 2.30 to marginal for racing. Finished 7 races while the wind was up, the last lightweight race being started twice after the wind dropped just after the start. The 5.5s showed their worth for the super heavies in these conditions with Dave and Orca having good speed against the 4 metres. The youth sailors joined in for their first race day and went well. A few more days and they'll be fighting for places. Haydn dominated the lightweights although not having it all his own way in race 2 with Ross only getting passed in the last 30 metres to the finish when he went wide around a back marker. 3 different winners in the heavy weights with John, Allan and Alex all getting to see of the chequered flag first after some close racing and lots of changes of places. Finished with some light wind "all in" races to keep everyone sailing although not consistent enough for official races. Results over the next couple of days.
Russell
