Sail Chat - 1st September

Your regular correspondent was competing in his Enterprise at the Minima regatta in Kingston so this week you have a stand-in author who is dreadful at hitting deadlines and is reluctant to put pen to paper when there is no prospect of remuneration.

A cracking day for sailing at HSC. Broken clouds, plenty of sun and temperatures in the mid 20s. A good wind, too, coming from the east. At least that's what the forecast and several wind indicating devices said. In practice it came from the north on occasions.

James Warren in charge with Amelia and Maddie upstairs keeping time. There was talk of some canoe event taking place so James set a simple up and down course for the handicap.

Only two participants for this race: Tim Herbert-Smith with Claude in a Comet and John Hollands and young Goodwin in a GP. It was a close race although at times the GP sailors over optimistically thought they had it in the bag. At the flag the Comet pair were clear winners.

A stronger turn out for the afternoon's racing with George and Chris, John and Colin plus Kevin and Sue in GPs. Tim and Claude came out for more and were joined by Roger in his Laser. Again, close racing with everyone managing tricky winds particularly downriver. Kevin and Sue just beat George and Chris with John and Colin came in third, bitterly regretting have provided Kevin with a cork for this boat.

A fab tea as always, this week Jane Bowen-Perkins.

Photo - Ellen making her way home after a delcious tea.

Last updated 7:44pm on 8 September 2024