Photos taken by Vicki on Adam’s camera
More photos taken by Nicky
Covid-19 Autumn 6
Eight boats started in a light south easterly breeze. The whole fleet were a little tardy to cross the line but Penny Abbott (Laser) was the first to cross followed closely by Linda Spiller(Laser). There was then a melee of boats gathered around the first mark but soon the breeze increased a bit and the boats headed up the lake with Penny having established a good lead. It was good to see John Buckett (Otter) sailing again and looking very comfortable sailing in his favoured wind conditions. At the end of lap one Linda had taken over the lead with Penny and Jane Anderson (Laser Radial) close behind. During the second lap the officer of the day shortened the course to two laps, although some boats took advantage of a slight increase in the breeze close to the finishing line. The results on handicap showed the light wind specialist John Buckett had won with only 9 seconds separating the first three positions.
| Rank | HelmName | CrewName | Class | UTLSC PN | Elapsed | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Buckett | OTTER | 1279 | 56:47 | 0:44:24 | |
| 2 | Jane Anderson | LASER RADIAL | 1115 | 49:36 | 0:44:29 | |
| 3 | Linda Spiller | LASER | 1075 | 47:51 | 0:44:31 | |
| 4 | Adam Hilton | SOLO | 1144 | 51:13 | 0:44:46 | |
| 5 | John Dabbs | BOSUN | 1234 | 55:57 | 0:45:20 | |
| 6 | Robin Spiller | STREAKER | 1133 | 53:48 | 0:47:29 | |
| 7 | Penny Abbott | LASER | 1075 | 51:38 | 0:48:02 | |
| 8 | Paul Anderson | LASER | 1075 | 53:39 | 0:49:54 |
Covid-19 Autumn 7
In the afternoon a very jazzy and colourful Hartley 12.2 joined the racing helmed by Anna Farmer and crewed by Mum, Leila. Jane Anderson crossed the line just ahead of Adam Hilton (Solo) They headed up the lake with Adam leading and then Jane Anderson just ahead of Penny. At the end of lap one Jane took a course tacking towards the Cornwall bank and seemed to lose out to Penny and Adam who stuck to the centre of the lake. At the end of lap one Jane and husband Paul (Laser) crossed the start line one second apart. Penny, Jane and Adam were all very close as they rounded zebra buoy but unfortunately a slight tap cost Jane a 720° penalty which lost her some time. Adam continued to forge a good lead finding the favourable gusts and it was never in doubt that he would emerge the winner.
| Rank | HelmName | CrewName | Class | UTLSC PN | Elapsed | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Hilton | SOLO | 1144 | 58:45 | 0:51:21 | |
| 2 | John Buckett | OTTER | 1279 | 1:06:20 | 0:51:52 | |
| 3 | John Dabbs | BOSUN | 1234 | 1:05:20 | 0:52:57 | |
| 4 | Jane Anderson | LASER RADIAL | 1115 | 59:29 | 0:53:21 | |
| 5 | Penny Abbott | LASER | 1075 | 59:07 | 0:55:00 | |
| 6 | Paul Anderson | LASER | 1075 | 59:22 | 0:55:13 | |
| 7 | Anna Farmer | Leila Farmer | HARTLEY 12.2 | 1188 | RET |
Thanks to Vicki Duncalf for running the races and to Bob Sampson and Sue Murray for the cold job of safety boat.