Jane Anderson, Adam Hilton and Nathan Pollard time their start right for the midday race
Almost the whole fleet in shot, having negotiated the crowded turn at Dam Green
Tightly packed coming into the mark at Inlet White: Roger Heasman’s Streaker leads Alan Comber’s Enterrpise, with Sue Murray and Nathan Pollard close on their heels
Two Bosuns: Jane Chadney in the ‘Mike Ford’, with John White’s Bosun not far behin
Adam Hilton’s Solo going comfortably in the afternoon’s Pursuit race
Paul Whybrow’s Solo, squeezing to windward of Nathan Pollard’s topper
A tightly packed trio as the end of the Pursuit approaches….
And at the end, Jane Anderson’s Laser Radial has just made it through into first place, with the Enterprise and Solo only just behind
Jane Anderson gets clear away at the start of the final race in the Sailboat series, with Elliot Pomeroy leading the pack in pursuit
New crew out on the water: Michael Bence crewing with John Buckett in the Otter, with Richard Bence and Luke crewing in the club Bosun for Nicky Buckett – though John White has his regular crew George Evans on board
John Savage’s Solo heels to a gust as the bulk of the fleet heads up to Pinkie, whilst the three Lasers in the lead are already running back down towards the Dam
Jane Anderson leading James Pollard by several boat lengths as they head towards the start line on the first lap
Simon Veal, the eventual winner of the afternoon Pursuit race, looks to be in determined mood as he draws clear of the early starters
Novice windsurfers running the gauntlet of the competitors in the Pursuit
Nathan Pollard still holding onto his place in front of the faster Solo and Enterrpise
James Pollard’s Laser Radial gets up onto the plane, whilst behind the heavier Bosun bludgeons the water aside to make a sizeable bow wave
Jane Anderson’s Topper leads the fleet away at the start of the midday race, closely followed by Nathan Pollard and then Alan Comber and John Weller in the Enterprise
The leading duo now joined by Sue Murray, also in a Topper
Adam Hilton’s Bosun (sporting Otter sails from former member John Chandler) and Nicola Sayer just ahead of the Enterprise
A good show of nearly all the fleet on a run downwind to Inlet White, prior to skirting the headland under the trees on the way down to Pinkie
Sue Murray getting her Topper onto the plane, just ahead of Nathan Pollard
The fleet coming up to the start line as they prepare to start the afternoon race
Bob Sampson’s Laser 4.7 pressing Jane Anderson’s Topper hard as they head downwind
And a little later Bob has overtaken Jane prior to building a big lead – but Jane still managed to win on handicap
Right on the line for the start of the midday race, with the bulk of the fleet opting for a port tack start tight in against the Home 1 buoy (Interesting to see a picture shot from the Devon bank of the lake, back towards the Race Hut – it also shows just how tall the trees in the plantation on the hillside against the skyline are becoming – and presumably making any westerly winds at this end of the lake more fluky as they grow)
The fleet now starting to spread out, against the backdrop of the car park and the play area, with Bob Sampson leading the fleet away
And a few seconds later, with Vicki Duncalf heading this group
A nice composition of boats inching their way round Inlet White, with Robin and Linda Spiller’s Bosun in the foreground
Boats moving much faster as the wind picked up for the afternoon race, with Paul Whybrow’s Solo showing just ahead
A zoom shot of the front of the fleet heading downwind back from Pinkie
John Savage looking nicely balanced going upwind in his Solo
Roger Heasman developing more of a heel in his Streaker
In the lightest of zephyrs, the fleet inch towards the line, with Bob Sampson’s RS200 ahead at the clubhouse end
Sue Murray’s Topper Topaz emerges from the pack to lead the chase after Bob and Jane
And now a close-up….
With the wind filling in and swinging round to the north, the start to the afternoon race was a much less laboured affair, but Bob’s RS200 was still first away
A nice shot of a tightly-bunched group of boats running from Inlet White back to the dogleg round Zebra
Alex Clifton has the RS200’s gennaker up as they chase Jane Anderson’s Laser Radial
And now the gennaker looks to be pulling really well after gybing onto port tack
Later in the race, Robin and Linda Spiller lead a group of eight boats on the beat up to Pinkie
On a blustery day, Alan Comber goes for a port tack start, whilst the bulk of the fleet opt for starboard
A few seconds later, Bob Sampson’s RS200 seems to have established a clear lead
With a course restricted in length because of a major fishing competition, the races comprised no less than six ( very short) laps, inevitably leading to the faster boats lapping the slower ones
James Pollard leading Nicky Buckett as the two Laser Radials head towards Inlet
n the afternoon race, Toby Tobias gets the Bosun away to a storming start
An excellent close-up of Toby Tobias and John Dabbs looking comfortable and at ease in the Bosun, in contrast to the more frenetic efforts of some other helms in the gusty breeze
Vicki and John opt for different tacks as they pull away from Dam Green
Really good to see Adeney Pooler back out on the lake in his Graduate after a long absence
