Small friendly sailing club, based at Upper Tamar Lake, with dinghy racing, cruising and a busy social programme
31st May2015 gallery images
James Pollard and Adam Hilton get away first for the midday race in the Sailboat Trophy series; Nathan Pollard’s Topper is down to leeward in the foreground after being hit by a particularly vicious gust just before the start
Making choices on which tack to choose, just after the start
Relatively more sheltered for this trio of boats as they head to make the turn at Inlet White
Excellent close-up of Adam Hilton in his Solo on the long downwind leg back towards the Dam
Many thanks to Matt Lennox for his work on safety boat duties, assisted by Brian Pollard, on a day when capsized sailors undoubtedly found it reassuring to have someone standing by, ready to help when needed
Eventual victor James Pollard getting soaked from the spray kicked up by his Laser 4.7
Normally pictures of sailing on windy days tend to make the water look less choppy than it actually is – but in this case the long fetch for the north-westerly wind has created a confused maelstrom from the waves bouncing back off the dam wall that doesn’t look very pleasant at all
Nathan Pollard having to work very hard to try to prevent the boom of his Topper dragging in the water
