PM: Tamar Cup 1.

The start of a new sailing season, with the morning spent scrubbing boats 
and brushing up on safety boat skills. ( Our thanks to Will Pepworth from 
South West Lakes Trust.)  With a rising wind and a chill in the air a 
respectable nine boats took to the lake.  Mary Carter was an early 
casualty, when having capsized in a gust, quickly found that her sailing 
dry suit wasn't as dry as she hoped. Adeney Pooler in his new Graduate 
also quickly decided conditions were a bit hectic choosing to jump ship 
and crew for Alan Tobias in his Bosun.( Good to have your smiling face 
back again Toby!)

Gremlins with the battery meant that the four minute horn failed to sound, 
leaving some racers bemused when the manual start horn was then used. 
Not so Vicki Duncalf in her Topper, who got away first with Bob Sampson 
and Simon Veal in the RS200 soon moving to the front, followed by 
Nicky Buckett and Katy Leveridge in their Laser 4.7's.  The race over the 
three laps then divided into three separate duels with Nicky trying to keep 
Katie at bay in the Lasers, Vicki vying with John in the two Toppers and 
Toby trying to catch John Savage's Solo.  Bob and Simon in the RS200 
were using their spinnaker for extra wind power at the front in their 
efforts gain enough time to win on handicap.  All was looking good for 
them until they got a dunking just before the finish, which quickly 
unravelled all their good work.

At one stage Nicky looked to have put Katie in her place but Katie just 
kept coming back at her and almost on the finish line nosed in front.
John Duncalf was also giving Vicki a hard time in the Topper battle, until 
he managed to hit Inlet buoy twice.  The subsequent doubling of penalty 
tacks and gybes enabled Vicki to cross the line well ahead.  Toby and 
Adeney finally managed to squeeze past John Savage when he had 
problems rounding the last buoy however John's revisions to his racing 
rig left him well pleased with his performance.  On the handicap places, 
the Laser 4.7's showed to their advantage with Katie first and Nicky 
second and Vicki in the Topper doing well to finish third.

Results: 

1st Katie Leveridge (Laser 4.7)
2nd Nicky Buckett (Laser 4.7)
3rd Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
4th John Duncalf (Topper)
5th Bob Sampson and Simon Veal (RS200)
6th Alan Tobias and Adeney Pooler (Bosun)
7th John Savage (Solo)
Mary Carter Laser 4.7 DNS