Roger’s Bowl 10
The bright sunshine provided ideal sailing conditions, although the SE breeze was a bit more than forecast. Bob and Sue hoisted the 4.7 rig on their Lasers, and Geoff settled for his smaller sail. Nathan launched with his Aero 5 rig, and John with crew Leila set out with full sail Bosun.
SWLT’s Barney kindly pushed the button to start the race sequence. Nathan was first over the start line, followed closely by John with Sue and Bob in hot pursuit.
Thereafter, Nathan pulled steadily away from the other boats. John, Sue and Bob travelled in a compact group throughout the race with several close encounters at the buoys although different tacking strategies were employed on each lap for the beat from West to the Home1 start/finish line.
Nathan completed the scheduled three laps, beached his Aero and had just enough time to reach the Race Hut and signal the finish of the other competitors.
At the finish line, John managed to squeeze in front of Sue who was closely followed by Bob.
The corrected finish times followed the actual finishing order on the water.
- Nathan Pollard (Aero 5)
- John Dabbs and Leila Farmer (Bosun)
- Sue Murray (Laser 4.7)
- Bob Sampson (Laser 4.7)
- Geoff Floyd (Solo with small sails)