Sail Chat 22nd October 2023

Four boats went out in conditions something less than torrential, about 2 knots of stream. Ian and Sophie (!) in the Peerless Enterprise , and three from the Handicap class, James Peel and James Bay in Comets and David. The wind was as predicted from the SW but annoyingly intermittent. Thus we had to employ all our thinking skills to negotiate the stream, wind and course to get round. We all did in fact so it was rewarding in the end. David of course led to the first mark and rounded it the wrong way thus falling to third behind Ian and James Peel the latter sailing a stormer in Phoebe. The result put Ian and Sophie in first place, James Peel second, David in third and James Bay fourth.
There were cakes and sandwiches and full IPA box things. Thanks goes to Jo Heath and Anna Jenkins (catering), Ben Peerless (!) bar, motor boat and general heavy lifting, Maureen Dance and Hilary Dodman in the TK box and Course setter Stuart Jenkins assisted by Robert Heath.

Last updated 4:14pm on 13 May 2024