AM: Spare Race 1

There was a light-hearted feel to the day; the sun shone, the wind blew capriciously from 
points between west and north and the Club was sailing spare races. Remarkably, since the 
Barnwell series back in March, no races had been lost to bad weather and so these two 
spares were not needed to repair holes in series. Fifteen boats took to the water and Lasers 
were predictably first over the start line, although Robin Spiller's Streaker was well up in 
third, a sign of things to come, although he lost ground on the first lap. On the run back from 
Far he was behind the Lasers of Jane Anderson, both Pollard boys, Bob Sampson (a Radial), 
Paul Anderson and the Solo of Adam Hilton. Roger Heasman's sister Streaker was just behind 
Robin and harrying him. Then, on the second lap, Robin managed some kind of swoop up 
the Lake taking him to fourth, a position which was converted to third when Jane Anderson 
retired and which he retained when the handicaps were applied. Further back Brian Pollard 
was learning the ways of his new (to him) Taser, Toby Tobias was swapping places with John 
Savage and John Dabbs was quietly slipping along in his Gull with its remarkable handicap.

Results:

1.       James Pollard (Laser)
2.       John Dabbs (Gull)
3.       Robin Spiller (Streaker)
4.       Adam Hilton (Solo)
5.       Nathan Pollard (Laser)
6.       Bob Sampson (Laser Radial)
7.       Roger Heasman (Streaker) and John Duncalf (Topper)
8.        
9.       Paul Anderson (Laser)
10.   Toby Tobias (Bosun)
11.   Linda Spiller (Laser)
12.   John Savage (Solo)
13.   Brian Pollard and Cilla Gilbert (Taser)
Vicki Duncalf (Topper), Jane Anderson (Laser) rtd
 
 
PM: Spare Race 2
 
For the afternoon race the fleet had increased to sixteen boats and the course was 
shortened a little by making Pinkie the most northerly mark rather than Far. The wind had if 
anything become even more capricious; it caught out Jane Anderson at one point. It meant 
that the fast boats were taking around a quarter of an hour to complete a lap whereas the 
slower ones were taking a good half hour and were soon getting lapped. Perhaps it was this 
that caused a great confusion between the helms and the officiating officers about how 
many laps many of the boats had completed! Whatever the cause the Vice Commodore 
decided that no meaningful results could be put on record.
 
Thanks to Annie Quartermain and Alan Comber, Officers of the Day.