Tootle Two

Another Wednesday, another sunny day, more light breeze. Six helms synchronised their 
watches, set them to count down fifteen minutes, took to the water and self-started when the 
watches got to zero. Nathan Pollard was first over the line with the other full Laser - Bob 
Sampson's - second and Adam Hilton's Solo third. Or perhaps Brian Pollard and Cilla 
Gilbert's Tasar, at the other end of the line, was third. It was very quiet on the Lake, the only 
sounds being the bubbling helixes and the echo of Roger Heasman's instructions to Sally 
Wills, helming the Bosun in fourth. After a bit Bob took the lead and a gap built up between 
the leading three and the next trio. Linda Spiller was flying a Radial and badly needing the 
extra square metres of a full in such a very light wind. After twenty minutes, as the leaders 
rounded Dam Green, they reached an agreement to shorten the race to two laps. Then Adam 
managed to get past Nathan and at the second rounding of Dam Green, Bob touched the buoy 
and while he did a penalty turn, Adam and Nathan dashed sedately to the finish line. Nathan 
probably got there first. 

Through all these excitements John Dabbs' Gull sailed serene and when the handicaps were 
applied, snaffled second place.

Results:

1st   Adam Hilton (Solo)
2nd   John Dabbs (Gull)
3rd   Sally Wills and Roger Heasman (Bosun)
4th   Nathan Pollard (Laser)
5th   Bob Sampson (Laser)
6th   Linda Spiller (Laser Radial)
7th   Brian Pollard and Cilla Gilbert (Tasar)