The summer weather attracted lots of visitors to the beach but not so for the sailors, with a smaller than expected turnout. However, the day provided near perfect conditions with a warm F2-3 offshore wind for the first race building to a F3-4 for the third race.

Heading to the leeward gate
Race 1 – Ed, sailing his A Class quickly left the fleet behind. Dave & John hooked onto a good shift approaching the windward mark to lead the rest of the fleet. The shifty wind proved difficult for the two 400’s as Richard, sailing his Solution actually gained on them to the leeward gate on lap one. Over the next two laps the 400’s pulled away from the others and, with the A Class, got to do an extra lap.

Ed and Lifeboat
The Great Yarmouth & Gorleston Lifeboat motoring pass during the race on a routine Sunday morning exercise run. Apparently with a guest crew aboard, the Mayor.

400’s enjoying some close racing
Race 2 – The ebb tide now slacking with a noticeable difference at the offshore and inshore marks. The 400’s led the fleet after lap one with Richard & Angus four seconds ahead of Dave & John. The A Class a little way behind with Solution Richard only twenty seconds behind. On the next beat Richard & Angus played the shifts well and built up a good lead. The A Class took the lead on the fifth lap to take line honours.


Richard and Phil
Race 3 – a sprint race of three laps for the ‘leading’ boats and two laps for the rest. Richard & Angus again mastered the shifty conditions to lead by nearly a minute after lap one. Contender Phil appeared to have saved himself for the last race, followed the A Class by just a few seconds. Richard & Angus managed to stay ahead of a charging A class to take line honours. Phil must have ‘peaked’ on lap one as Solution Richard managed to pass him on the second lap.

Ed heading to the windward mark
On corrected time Solution Richard had kept close enough to the 400’S to easily take the win in race one. Richard & Angus then won both race two and three.


Many thanks to the race team, Richard, Darcy and Jamie for managing a lovely days racing, despite the challenge of ‘gear selection’ !
Full results on the club website http://www.gygsc.org.uk/Results/2025/2025Summer.htm
More pictures on the club Flickr site