It was a warm and windy day for our September racing at Farmoor. The wind was a shifty NE veering to E at times with gusts well over 20kts but mostly a steady 13-14kts with few lulls. Joe had managed to negotiate the SW quadrant of the reservoir which gave the best sailing with a long reaches. Nick Kidd was able to join us and showed us a clean pair of heels in each race. We also welcomed Farmoor sailor Bram Hauer who joined us to get a taste of longboard racing. The gate starts worked well although the wind made it difficult to hear the blasts on the whistle at times. Anyway a great day out on the water and a good work out after several light wind race days. Suffice it to say I am a little stiff this morning!
Results below
Rank Sail No Name Type # 1 2 3 4 Disc Total
1 1133 Nick Kidd Supervet 4 1 1 1 1 1 3
2 938 Andy Lacy Supervet 4 2 2 2 3 3 6
3 985 Tony Goodwin Megavet 4 4 3 3 2 4 8
4 7940 Steve Fletcher Supervet 4 3 4 4 5 5 11
5 226 Joe Coulson Megavet 4 5 5 5 4 5 14
6 929 Martin Gunn Vet 4 DNF DNF DNF DNF 6 18