AM: Sailboat Trophy 2

Fifteen helms set off in the light north-westerly winds which had, minutes before, 
replaced the very light south-easterlies which had risked becalming the fleet. Roger 
Heasman (Streaker) had a sensational start, half a boat length in front of Jane 
Anderson's Laser Radial but they were right up against the mark and those with 
clearer air may have benefitted. Certainly Bob Sampson, with a full size sail on his 
Laser - as had most of the Laser fleet - who had started a touch further back, was 
leading the bunch by the time they were on their way back down the Lake from 
Pinkie. He was closely chased by Sue Murray (Laser) and the Jane Anderson Radial. 
Penny Abbott (Laser) who'd just swapped French ski slopes for a very flat Upper 
Tamar Lake, followed on.
The Streakers of Roger Heasman and Robin Spiller and the RS200 of Team Pollard 
(with Brian getting the gennaker flying on the run back to Dam Green) kept ahead of 
the other boats. In the light winds there was little drama although the wind was 
blanketed by the land at Inlet and boats often had a few moments of anxious drifting. 
With laps taking twenty minutes for the slower boats the race was shortened to three 
laps. The first six boats  to cross the finish line were Lasers  (Sampson, Murray, 
Anderson, Pollard N, Abbott, Chadney) until the RS200 arrived, but the handicap 
brought John Dabbs (Gull) up to second, Roger Heasman (Streaker) to fifth and John 
Duncalf (Topper) to sixth. The poor RS200 got shoved down to thirteenth.

Results:

1.       Bob Sampson (Laser)
2.       John Dabbs (Gull)
3.       Sue Murray (Laser)
4.       Jane Anderson (Laser Radial)
5.       Roger Heasman (Streaker)
6.       John Duncalf (Topper)
7.       Robin Spiller (Streaker)
8.       Nathan Pollard (Laser)
9.       Toby Tobias (Bosun)
10.   Jane Chadney (Laser)
11.   Penny Abbott (Laser)
12.   Linda Spiller (Laser)
13.   James and Brian Pollard (RS200)
14.   John Weller (Laser)
15.   John Savage (Otter)
 
PM: Ladies, Gentlemans', Juniors' and Gosling Cups. 

The wind had freshened a little for the afternoon race and Vicki Duncalf, the Officer of 
the Day, lengthened the lap by taking the fleet up to Far buoy rather than Pinkie but 
reduced the number of laps to be sailed to three. John Buckett in his Otter made an 
excellent start closely followed by Bob Sampson who soon overtook and indeed led 
at the end of the first lap. Jane Anderson, despite a smaller sail, overtook him on the 
second lap. Sue Murray followed them with Penny Abbott behind her throughout. 
Jane Chadney, on the other hand, had only managed eighth on the first lap but 
picked up two places on the second. However she never caught the well-sailed Solo 
of Paul Whybrow whose fifth over the finish line gave him second place when the 
handicaps were applied. Roger Heasman and Robin Spiller, in their familiar 
Streakers, were separated by five seconds at the end but had done a good deal of 
place-swapping in the course of the race. The handicap again worked its magic and 
brought up John Buckett from thirteenth on the water to fourth and John Dabbs from 
fourteenth to sixth.

Results:

1.       Jane Anderson (Laser Radial)
2.       Paul Whybrow (Solo)
3.       Bob Sampson (Laser)
4.       John Buckett (Otter)
5.       Sue Murray (Laser)
6.       John Dabbs (Gull)
7.       Penny Abbott (Laser)
8.       Toby Tobias (Bosun)
9.       Adam Hilton (Solo)
10.   Jane Chadney (Laser)
11.   Roger Heasman (Streaker)
12.   Robin Spiller (Streaker)
13.   John Duncalf (Topper)
14.   Linda Spiller(Laser )
15.   Nicky Buckett (Laser Radial)

Many thanks were given to Vicki Duncalf, Officer of the Day, and to Mandy Pollard (photography).