Spring Series Act 4

It was a lovely sunny day at Gorleston for Act 4 of the Spring Series. The onshore wind was surprisingly shifty resulting in several position changes throughout the day.

Steve continues to build up his Europe fleet, today revealing his latest addition, a 1970’s vintage boat which he had recently refurbished.

On the water Richard & Rosie (400) were the start line masters, leading off the line in every race.

Race one saw a three way battle between Richard & Rosie, Dave & John (400) and Phil, sailing his 700 for the first time this year and claiming line honours. However, on corrected time it was a 400 1,2,3 with Richard & Robyn putting is a quick final lap to claim third just ahead of the vintage Europe.

The wind eased a bit during race two. After lap one the fleet was led by three 400’s and the start of a race long battle between the three with some very close racing with positions changing every lap. Dave & John led at the line, closely followed by Richard & Rosie then Richard & Robyn for another 400 1,2,3 on corrected time. Keith, swapping 500 for his Laser had gained a good lead on the Europe to get fourth by one second.

The battle of the 400’s continued in race three. Richard & Rosie had a good first lap leading by 30 seconds with the other two rounding together. After lap two only 10 seconds separated the three, lap four saw a lead change with Dave & John just ahead and incorrectly thinking it was the finish, promptly headed for shore. Unfortunately Richard & Robyn also headed for shore leaving Richard & Rosie to complete a fifth lap alone. Meanwhile ‘One second’ Keith had put in some quick laps to snatch the race win from Richard & Rosie by one second on corrected time. His new ‘super-duper’ mainsheet block was obviously working. David, sailing his Solution and using his lovely new sail for the first time taking third position.