Tamar Cup 4
Another blustery Sunday, but not as bad as the last two Sundays in that we did actually set off on a Race! At the1 minute gun Liam Routley capsized his Laser Full Rig when a nasty gust caught him off guard near the Pontoon whilst he was adjusting his kicking strap! Jane Anderson was first off at the start line in her Topper; Nathan Pollard in his Aero swiftly moved into 2nd position by the first mark (Home 2), then passed Jane on the beat to West mark, swiftly rounding it to go back across the lake to Middle mark. He kept the lead throughout the rest of the race until the end. After rounding the top mark (Pinky), Dave Perrett in his small sail Solo picked up a good gust to take 2nd position, with Jane keeping close to his stern in 3rd place as they headed down the lake again to Inlet mark. Vicki Duncalf (Topper) was doing well and ably managing the gusts, as was Brian Pollard with Tash who were also keeping well up with the leaders as they made their way around the course in their yellow Bosun! As the race progressed, Liam had yet another capsize in a hefty gust just before rounding Inlet mark and decided the morning session was not for him, so he retired. The placings remained the same for the rest of the race .
Results; After the usual Ports Yardstick adjustments for Handicap Racing had been made, the results were as follows:
- Jane Anderson (Topper)
- Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
- Nathan Pollard (Aero 6)
- Dave Perrett (Solo)
- Brian Pollard & Tash Routely (Bosun)
Liam Routley (Laser Full) retired in lap 2.
Cup Race 4
At the afternoon start gun it was difficult to see who was off the line first, but Jane managed to round the next mark (Home 2) in 1st place and yet again, Nathan in his Aero rounded West ahead of her for the downwind leg to Middle mark. Liam took a different line from H2 to West mark to take 4th place from Brian’s Bosun before rounding the downwind buoy, Middle. A nice broad reach down to Dam mark at the other end of the lake pushed Liam up to an excellently accomplished 2nd place where he stayed for the rest of the race and chasing Nathan. At the end of lap 1 Brian & Tash and Vicki in her Topper were neck and neck, however the Bosun was a bit too downwind of the course to make the buoy and tacked into Vicki’s space (3 boat lengths required). Vicki had to avoid a collision, so the Bosun had to retire because of this rule infringement!!.
Meanwhile, Dave Perrett had passed Liam to take 2nd place at the start of Lap 4. Running downwind from Zebra Mark to Dam mark, Liam ably managed to pass Dave to return himself to 2nd place on the finish line. Vicki sadly capsized in a bad gust whilst rounding Dam mark and capsized, but quickly righted her Topper to cross the finish line in good time!
Results:
- Jane Anderson (Topper)
- Nathan Pollard (Aero 6)
- Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
- Dave Perret (Solo)
- Liam Routley (Laser Full)
Brian Pollard & Tash Routley (Bosun) retired.
Grateful thanks to Jenny Routley for offering to be Race Officer for the day, to Mandy Pollard who took the photographs and to Jane Anderson who wrote this report