Broadwater
Sailing Club
With an entry of
26 boats and a forecast of steady force 3 the Autumn
regatta was set to be a great days sailing.
The wind hadn’t
quite settled for the start of the first race so the race officers prudently
set the first course around the lake. Dave Walford in his Solo won the race on
handicap with Greg and Pam Hart in second place and Neil Parsloe and Siobhan
Ladyman in third.
Race two saw the
wind settled and the race officers were able to set a fair course for the
conditions. The fleet got cleanly with Dave Weatherhead making an early break
for the front in his Merlin. The results were close with Dave Weatherhead
taking first place, Dave Walford Second and Greg Hart third. Just over ½ a
second on corrected time separating all three!
An excellent
lunch was followed by race three. The eventual winner could have been any one
of four boats so the start was going to be critical. Dave Walford and Greg were
over the line and had to sail back to the pre start side. Dave Weatherhead
again made a break for the front with Dave Kinnerley in hot pursuit in his
laser. The eventual results saw Dave Kinnerley in first, Dave Weatherhead in second and Brian Deacon in his Merlin in
third. A great days close racing enjoyed buy all those
on and off the water.
Many
thanks to Ann and the ladies of the galley for the catering, Mike Parker for
organising the races and Don Kyle for manning the rescue boat.
Final results