This years Beach Regatta was held over the weekend of the 28th and 29th June. It was a weekend of contrasting weather, very warm and windy on Saturday, cooler and a calmer on Sunday (but still warm). This provided a good range of sailing conditions for the competitors. Held in conjunction with open events for the Phantom and RS Vareos, the club’s promenade and beach were busy with boats and locals enjoying the lovely weather conditions we are currently experiencing.
Saturday’s racing was held in a F3-4 offshore wind with big shifts and gusts throughout the day resulting in several capsizes.
Preparing the launch
The fleet were split into two with the 13 strong Phantom fleet starting first and the Vareos joining the Regatta fleet in the second start with sixteen entries.
Despite a long absence from the class Will Gulliver dominated the racing in the Phantom fleet taking all three wins. The next four places were hotly contested between , Richard Nurse, Bill Taylor, Alan Husk and GYGSC Commodore Nick Favell, finishing the day within a few points of each other.
In the Regatta fleet Roger Wilson, sailing a Streaker started the day well with two race wins. Paul Jarvey, sailing a Solution was the more consistent finishing the day one point ahead of Roger with Chris Abbott, sailing an RS Vareo one point behind.
Plenty of action during Saturdays racing
After sailing and with boats packed away for the night we soaked up the sun sitting outside the club, sampling a few beers and sharing stories of what might have been if only……. It’s fair to say the Phantom fleet easily out gunned the rest on the drinking front. Full marks to the GYGSC ‘Catering Team’ who apart from working tirelessly all day, also prepared a splendid evening meal for all the competitors.
Sunday provided cooler and calmer conditions with a F2-3 from the NE. HW was scheduled at midday, with the tide still flooding as the racing started. This encouraged everyone, well almost everyone to stay inshore up the beat and attempt to correctly time the tack out to the windward mark. Offshore the tide was ripping but eased during the days racing
Phantoms making their upwind
Will proved he was a master of both heavy and lighter conditions taking another two wins before returning to shore leaving the rest to fight the final race. This turned into a battle between Richard Nurse and Bill Taylor who, after five races were tie on points. Richard took line honours to take second place overall, making is a 1-2 for Northampton SC, with Bill, from Creeksea SC second, and third overall.
Regatta fleet head downwind. The Phantom fleet heading upwind
Phil Highfield joined the Regatta fleet for Sunday and promptly won the first race. Paul Jarvey continued his good form and with Dave Houghton, sailing a RS Vareo were second and third having been neck and neck most of the race with Paul crossing the line three seconds ahead of Dave.
Roger found his pace again in race five, finishing with the Solutions to take the race win. Phil, finishing over two minutes ahead but was second on corrected time. Richard Brown, sailing a Solution took third position, three seconds ahead of Paul.
In the final race the wind shifted a little. Dave made the most of this on the off wind legs taking a win over Phil, with the ever consistent Paul third.
Consistency paid with Paul overall winner with five top three finishes and 11 points. Roger second, just one point behind and Chris third on 20 points.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who spent the weekend helping with the smooth running of the event. In particular the members of the RNSYC who assisted with the safety cover on both days.
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’ !
Summer has officially arrived at Gorleston with the start of the Summer series. Despite some very grey clouds above they stayed clear of Gorleston so we enjoyed a warm, occasionally sunny and rain free day.
There was an eclectic mix of classes ranging from a Minisail to an A-Classs catamaran. 12 boats joined the days racing with the Contenders and Solutions the ‘biggest fleets’, with two boats a piece!
An offshore wind provided plenty of variation throughout the day with the occasional complication of a competing sea breeze. With HW at 12.30 there was a good flood tide flowing.
The start of ‘Summer’ sailing
Race one – a reasonably consistent F3. A-Class Ed and Jordan & Nathan in the RS400 quickly pulled away from the rest of the fleet to lead by over a minute after lap one. Behind Solution Paul led Streaker Roger by one second.
Where’s Ed ?
On lap two the RS400 was still out in front with Vareo Dave now in second, closely followed by Paul and Roger. At the finish Jordan and Nathan claimed line honours, Ed recovered from an eventful second lap to finish second with Dave third.
Start 2
Race two- and many snakes and ladders with the sea breeze attempting to make its presence felt. RS700 Adam found his form to lead with the RS400 after lap one, two minutes ahead of the A-Class and three minutes ahead of the rest led by Dave, Roger and Solution Richard. Lap two and the A-Class now ahead with the RS400 just in front of the RS700.
Race 2 – approaching the finish line
Behind, Dave was fending off the Streaker and the two Solutions who were enjoying a close battle. The A-Class took line honours, the RS400 had a difficult final lap with Adam managing to pass to finish second. The two Solutions were neck and neck all the way down the final run with Paul managing to hold off Richard by two seconds.
Race 3 start
Race three- Wind now around a F2. One of the local seals made a brief appearance, popping its head up just before the start. A-Class Ed opened up a large lead on the whole fleet and managed to lap a couple of boats. Behind Vareo Dave led the rest after lap one, closely followed by the RS400 and RS700. Nearly a minute behind was Phantom Phil with the two Solutions one second apart. As the fleet approached the windward mark on lap two, the wind died. The leading boats struggled to make way between the windward and spacer marks resulting in the rest of the fleet gradually catching up. Eventually a light breeze picked up and the fleet slowly made their way down the run to the finish line. The RS700 took line honours (although the cat was on an extra lap) followed by the RS400. The race team were kept busy with recording race times as all bar one boat finished within minute.
The Gorleston trolly dolly’s await the arrival of the OOD
Carl, sailing his vintage Minisail was never far behind in all three races and on corrected time managed to record three race wins, although race two was tied with Dave. Streaker Roger put in a consistent set of results with three thirds.
Many thanks to the Race team, Tamsin, Anna and Jamie for a lovely and at times testing days sailing.
It was an overcast start to the day but improved throughout the day with mainly sunny conditions
An offshore, force four wind brought with it some big shifts and gusts but the sea state was smooth. The flood tide was still much in flow with HW at 13.50.
A good mix of classes with 4 x RS400’s, 4 x Lasers and one A-Class, Phantom, Contender, Europe and a RS Vareo.
Rigging underway
Race one. After a rare for Gorleston General Recall, the fleet got off on the second attempt. Phantom Nick, normally ‘Quick Nick’ in these conditions lived up to this and after making the best of the start had a small lead up the beat and led round the windward mark, maintaining this to the line. Richard & Rosie led the chasing pack of RS400’s. The Lasers were having a close tussle with six seconds separating Simon and James after two laps. Just behind another close battle between Contender Phil, Europe Steve and Laser Nathan. On lap four Nathan read the shifts perfectly to move ahead of Simon and James. At the line James just pipped Nathan with Simon a few seconds behind. The big gusts and shifts caught a few out resulting in some capsizes during the race and eventually a few retirements
Race three start
Race two. The wind had picked up a tad by this time making conditions a little more testing. No general recall this time but now eight starters. Richard & Rosie moved up a gear leading the race from start, finishing two minutes clear of Nick who was second.
Nathan led the charge from the three remaining Lasers, with Simon and James just a few seconds behind after two laps. On the third lap Nathan managed to open up a twenty second lead which he held to the finish. Steve and Vareo Richard were not too far behind after lap one but could not maintain the pace of the Lasers.
Heading to the windward mark
Race three. Now only six starters, Adam & Jordan nailed the first beat to lead Richard & Rosie after lap one. However the Phantom, Lasers and Europe were close behind with only fifty seconds between the first and last boat. Lap two, Adam & Jordan still out in but Nick hot on their heels. Further back James led the charge of the Lasers with Simon four seconds behind, Europe Steve another four seconds, followed by Nathan. A rare moment for the good ship Custard who gracefully revealed her bottom to the world, leading to a retirement for Richard & Rosie.
Lap three, a good one for Simon who opened up a thirty second lead on James, with Nathan and Steve a little way behind. Lap four, Adam & Jordan led across the line, having maintained their lead throughout the race. Nick crossed second, just nine seconds behind. A ‘stonking’ final lap for James saw him pass Simon to finish just nine seconds behind the Phantom.
Rarely much between these three all day
On corrected time it was a clean sweep for the Laser 6’s, taking the two top spots in every race. Nathan beating Simon in race one and two with Simon taking race three. The Lasers almost took all the podium places with James taking third in races one and three in his Laser 7. Richard & Rosie flew the flag for the other classes taking third in race 2.
Thanks to the race team who were keep busy throughout the day, with several capsizes and course tweaking.
Today was the final outing of the Spring series. Three different classes in the top three positions, Congratulations to Steve, sailing his Europe to overall honours, with Dave & John second in their RS400 and Phantom Nick third.
Note – next week is the first of the Hopton race series.
Despite it being Act 4 of the Summer series we still await the arrival of summer!
However, there was a decent offshore wind and a relatively flat sea so sailing conditions were pretty good.
Thirteen boats joined in the fun. The single handers continue to prove more popular with just Phil & Lorna in their RS400 representing the two-man fleet. The RS Vareos mustered the largest fleet with four. The two RS700’s managed to synchronise their diaries with both turning up to sail.
With LW at 08.30 the flood tide had kicked in…just. With the wind across the tide, the race team opted to test a new course format, placing a ‘spacer’ mark a few hundred metres up tide, creating a triangular course and providing a reach for the non asymmetrics to enjoy.
What’s happened to summer
The offshore wind provided testing conditions with many shifts and gusts, ranging from F2-F4.
Race one – the left hand side of the course appeared to be the best route to the windward mark, with Phantom Nick just behind A-Class Ed after lap one with RS Vareo Dave in third.
The gusts seemed to time their appearance as boats approached the spacer mark making bearing off for the run tricky for some of the fleet. At the line the A-Class crossed first with Nick holding off the RS700’s of Curtis and Phil, who had both gone right on the right beat.
Racing starts
Race two – flood tide now in full flow. The gusts now were a good F4. Most kept left on the beat. The latter half of the beat proved very shifty with much to lose or gain. Ed led again with Nick once again demonstrating great upwind boat speed in second. These two opened up a good lead and were awarded an extra lap. RS700 Curtis led the rest until he opted to retire. Solution Paul then led the chase followed by Europe Steve. RS Vareo Richard was the only one brave enough to fly his spinnaker on all three downwind legs.
The testing conditions took their toll on both boats and bodies with four boats retiring, either with gear fatigue or body fatigue.
The RS700’s get into gear
On corrected time there were two different race winners, Nick winning race one with Steve second. Race two proved very close with just 17 seconds separating the first four boats, Minisail Carl winning and Nick second. Race wins are proving hard this series with only Carl managing to get more than one win in a single outing so far in the series.
It’s not often we have an Etchell in the fleet
During the racing the fleet were joined by 505 sailor Tom, on this occasion sailing his Etchell, who had sailed up from RNSYC on a day cruise with some friends, perhaps next time he will join in the racing!
Thanks to the race team of Robyn, Richard and Don. And also to guest AOOD Steve who volunteered to help. Trying something a little different proved very popular and provided a great but tiring days sailing.
For the 75th anniversary Beach Regatta we were joined by Phantoms and Vareos and with nearly thirty entries in total it ensured a busy time for the volunteers who were running the event, both onshore and off shore.
Several visitors opted to arrive early on Friday evening and once their boats were unpacked and rigged in the dinghy park they decided to enjoy a group Fish & Chip supper on the prom in front of the club.
Despite two locals unable to attend, eleven Vareos entered with just over half from local clubs and the furthest visitor travelling from Pevensey Bay SC. Sixteen boats completed in the Beach Regatta, with visitors from WOBYC, HBSC and Creeksea SC.
Saturday – what has been up to now a typical summers day
Despite the forecast suggesting otherwise, Saturday dawned overcast and a bit chilly. There was a good F3 from the SSE and the ebb tide had just kicked in as the boats launched. During the day the sea state became quite choppy providing a tough and tiring day for all.
Preparing for racing
Saturday
Race 1
With eleven entries, the Vareo fleet were given their own start. After the start Dave & Howard were first to tack inshore and had a good lead after lap one. James led the chasing pack with Luke hot on his tail. Luke’s upwind pace saw him overtake James and put him just behind Howard at the windward mark. Dave just hung onto his lead at the finish and Luke just pipped Howard across the line with James fourth.
Vareos approach the windward mark
The Beach Regatta fleet started immediately after the Vareos. Visitors and last year’s winners, Roger and Jamie, sailing their Osprey took an early lead which they extended throughout the race. Spoiler alert, this was to become a regular occurrence in subsequent races!
Nick (Phantom) led the rest of the fleet after lap one with Adam & Jordan (RS400) close behind. At the line the RS400 finished a minute ahead of two Phantoms with Nick holding off a chasing Ben. In the Solution battle Ian managed to keep ahead of Paul with these two finishing second and third on corrected time, seven minutes behind the Osprey!
Team Osprey catches up with the Vareo fleet
Race 2
Vareos – Luke led from start to finish, starting an impressive run of four race wins. Alan led the ‘rest’ after lap one with James next. After lap two Alan held a small lead over Nick who had sneaked pass James. On the final lap Nick managed to pass Alan and Chris jumping from seventh on lap one to fourth at the line.
Regatta – the Osprey had a lonely race a long way ahead of the fleet. Adam & Jordan headed the rest after lap one with Nick just ahead of Jamie, sailing a Contender. At the finish the RS400 had a lead of two and a half minutes over Nick with Warren, sailing a Phantom next.
Another win for the Osprey on corrected time, Nick second and the RS400 third.
Team Osprey in action
Race 3
Vareos – another win for Luke, Alan showed good upwind speed to lead the rest of the fleet after lap one, followed by James and Howard. On lap two James had moved up to second with Alan holding off Howard. On the final lap Howard moved up to third and Dave ‘stole’ fourth from Alan on the line after a good final downwind leg.
Racing on a summers day !
Regatta- Team Osprey was destined to another lonely race, quickly establishing a good lead. The RS400 led the pack with Nick close behind and Ben next, these positions remained unchanged to the finish. On corrected time the Ospreys lead had been reduced to three minutes, Nick in second and Paul the first Solution in third.
Preparing for another start
Once ashore everyone congregated around the clubhouse awaiting the delights of the ‘catering’ team who provided a splendid three course meal, despite the best efforts of the club electrics to hamper their cooking! Thankfully, by this time the clouds had almost cleared, providing much warmer conditions and around thirty visitors and members enjoyed an al fresco dinner and drinks.
Still a bit nippy but at least the sun was shining
Sunday
Another day and what a contrast, it felt like summer had eventually arrived. Cloudless skies, temperature in the high teens, a pleasant F2 from the East and a very flat sea. We launched just before HW so there was still a little flood tide running. Today was going to be one for keeping your eye on the tide at each mark.
Sunday – what a difference !
Race 4
Vareos – Luke started the day where he left off, leading from start to finish. Paul led the rest after lap one with Nick not far behind, Howard in fourth with Keith a short way behind. The lighter conditions saw many place changes on the final lap, Paul held second place at the finish with Howard moving up to third and James fourth.
Regatta – After lap one the Osprey was two minutes ahead. Steve, who was getting some practice in his D-One before their forthcoming Nationals was second with Ben and Adam & Jordan rounding the leeward gate neck and neck. At the finish the Ospreys lead had been reduced to less than one minute by the D-One, Ben led Adam & Jordan across the line with Richard, sailing his Solution crossing the line with Simon & Bruce, sailing a RS400. On corrected time it was a good race for the Solutions with Richard and Paul taking the top two places with the Osprey having to settle for third.
Getting ready to launch
Race 5
Vareos – By the start it was slack water with the ebb tide kicking in mid race. Luke did a horizon job, timing his tacks to the windward mark to perfection. James led the rest followed by Howard, Chris and Nick. On lap two nearly everyone struggled to round the windward mark without having to put in a few extra tacks as the wind dropped for a while, but despite this and with the exception of Howard overtaking James, places remained pretty much same to the finish.
Regatta – Team Osprey were back to their winning ways, although not far ahead of the RS400’s on lap one they extended their lead on lap two sufficiency to win on corrected time. Ben led the battle of the Phantoms, followed by Nick. After lap one Richard led Paul by a few seconds in the Solution battle, but on lap two opened up a small lead. On corrected time, second place went to Ben with Phil, sailing his classic Harrier claiming a respectable third place – not sure which is older, the boat or the helm!
Racing starts for the Vareo fleet
Race 6
Vareos – by this time the ebb tide was noticeable. The fleet were fairly split with some opting to go offshore where there seemed a little more wind, but with the risk of more tide. As it turned out the two leading boats, Howard and Dave both went offshore and rounded the windward mark with a short lead, with Luke next followed by James and Chris. On the final lap Howard ‘stormed’ up the beat opening up a huge lead and Dave managed to finally time a tack to the windward mark well (first time all weekend !) to have a comfortable lead over Luke. In fact the top five places remained the same. Paul and Richard both had better second beats pulling up two places.
Regatta – Team Osprey obviously content with their own company raced off to a seven minute lead at the finish. Ben led the pack holding a twenty to thirty second lead over Warren throughout the race. Less than a minute separated the three Solutions with Paul, having opened up a two and a half minute lead after lap one holding off a charging Richard by thirty seconds.
So Team Osprey won the final race on corrected time with the Phantoms of Ben and Warren claiming the other podium places.
The Regatta fleet are off !
By the time we returned to shore the temperature was probably in the twenties, making for a very pleasant end to the day. The catering team provided more food with many discussing what went right, but mainly wrong over a drink. A lovely end to the event, Costa Del Gorleston producing the good weather to end the day.
The Club Commodore presented the prizes to the fleets. Roger Blake, on behalf of the visitors thanking all the volunteers and the club for putting on a great event. Despite our the size of the club. our members manage to host great events, yes many people worked hard both in the organising and implementing of it but demonstrates the commitment of everyone. So big thanks to all the volunteers involved, whether it be in the clubhouse, onshore or offshore on the RIBS. A special thankyou to Julian and crew from Hickling who kindly volunteered to help both days.
Nick congratulates the winners – Regatta winners, Roger & Jamie and Vareo fleet winner Luke.
It was a lovely sunny evening for the Thursday Evening Regatta and the warm light breeze made for a pleasant but leisurely sail.
Thanks to Richard who stood in at the last minute to volunteer for OOD and managed two races which provided two different winners.
Race one – Phil A swapped his trusted Contender for a more suitable light wind vessel in the form of a rare Harrier class dinghy. Age of boat and helm didn’t stop Phil scooping top prize with a half minute lead over Nick, getting some late practise for the forthcoming weekend, sailing his Vareo with Phantom Phil in third.
Race two – Nick managed to win by a good margin with Harrier Phil second, just ahead of Richard, sailing his Vareo.
Once ashore everyone was treated to a piece of the ‘James’ family recipe lemon drizzle cake baked fresh that evening.
The sailing programme suggests it’s now summer however many will need convincing of this.
It was low water at 11.00 so little tide during all three races although the bonus of a flood tide in the later half of the racing making the beats a little shorter.
It was yet another week of three races with three different winners.
Team Custard (RS400) and Nick (Phantom) opened up a good lead in race one resulting in the two completing an additional lap and claiming first and second on corrected time
Race two, the same two led the fleet but this time it was Nick who emerged the winner with Paul (Solution) twenty seconds behind on corrected time in second.
Race three, everyone got to do four laps, Paul pacing himself well winning by over two minutes on corrected time with the ever consistent (when there’s some wind!) Nick in second just one second ahead of Richard, who had swapped his Vareo for a Club Laser.
Next week is the clubs main event of the year, the 75th Anniversary Beach Regatta, two days of sailing and both Phil and the BBC forecasting a great weekend of weather and sailing. Full details on the club website.
We will be joined by Phantom and RS Vareo sailors so it’s likely to be busy. There will be a meal at the club on Saturday night, please join us if you can.
It was the first of the two Passage race days, the westerly F3-4 wind meant a long reach to Hopton and back. HW was scheduled for 11.40.
Twelve boats launched, seven of which were RS classes with four RS400’s. The race team set a beat to an inshore mark in order to separate the fleet before they headed off to Hopton.
Countdown to racing
Richard & Kyle (RS400) and Jamie (Laser) got off to the best starts and initially held a small lead. By the time the leaders rounded the windward mark it was a pack of RS boats ahead.
As the fleet sailed off to Hopton it was clear the reach was tight as all the asymmetrics struggled to fly their kites and hold course to the Hopton mark. With the tide still flooding it was a relatively quick trip. The return reach proved a little tighter…..and longer with no one attempting to fly spinnakers.
Race time
After two laps Phil (RS700) was first to cross the line, with three RS400’s finishing next with Richard & Kyle second, Adam & Jordon (RS400) third and Richard & Robyn fourth.
The reaching legs clearly suited Simon (Laser) who finished not far behind.
On corrected time it proved to be a good choice by Steve to get his trusty ‘Pocket Rocket’ out of storage by taking the win by just over a minute with Simon second, Richard & Kyle third and Jamie fourth.
Phil’s Garmin recorded the race distance at just over eleven miles.
Heading for Hopton
The trip to Hopton clearly took its toll on many resulting in a much reduced fleet for the windward leeward race. Surprisingly, there was still a slight flood tide but by the end of the race it was slack water. Simon nailed the start with Adam & Jordan eventually taking the lead and crossing the line first with Simon second and Richard (Vareo) third. Simon winning on corrected time.
Thanks to the race team of Dave, John and Paul who stood in at short notice.
What a contrast to last Thursday evening’s grim weather. The sun made an occasional appearance, the temperature now in mid teens and there was a F2-3 from the SE as we made ready to launch. Phil even put his trapeze harness on hoping to use the full potential of the Contender!
We were joined by Nico & Luna from France. They have been sailing on the Spanish galleon ‘Galeon Andalucia’ which is currently docked in Great Yarmouth. They first joined Phil on the RIB, helping out on race duty before boarding smaller craft to what they have been use to in the form of a RS Vareo and RS400 for a rather sedate sail.
A warm welome to our visitors
Everyone was keen to get sailing and by half six the RIB was launched and boats were beginning to get on the water. Unfortunately by this time the wind had eased to a F1-2. Once again racing started before seven, well done Phil. Another single hander dominated fleet with Richard & Ed, aka Team Brown, sailing a RS400 representing the two-man fleet. Needless to say it was the 400 which led the fleet around the windward leeward course in each race.
Race one start
Race one – After lap one Team Brown led with Adam (Streaker) and Richard (Vareo) the next to cross the gate. The wind eased a tad for lap two, Team Brown increased their lead to nearly two minutes, Adam crossing the line next with Dave (Vareo) third, recovering from a poor start, managing to get into irons just before the gun.
Race two start
Race two- Team Brown guided the fleet round the course, after lap one Dave was second with Harry (Laser Radial) next. On the second lap Harry and Adam spent most of the final run to the line neck and neck with Harry just holding on to cross the line a few seconds ahead.
Race three start
Race three- a tad more wind, and only a small tad ! Team Brown moved up a gear building up a three minute lead at the finish. Dave, now sailing a Streaker crossed the line in second closely followed by Adam, now in a Vareo and Chris (Laser) finishing four seconds ahead of Harry.
Another week of three races and three different winners which demonstrates the closeness of the racing, with Adam winning race one, Harry race two and Dave race three.
Needlessly to say Phil never got to use his trapeze harness .
Heading home
Thanks to the race team for a pleasant if leisurely sail. We wish Nico & Luna a good and safe trip next week when they continue their journey aboard the Andalucia, which they first started in April and now head back across the North Sea to the Netherlands.
