AM: Frostbite 2

A bright, still Lake greeted crews as they arrived and when they took to the water the light, light, changeable 
breeze proved to be from the northwest not, as it had seemed, from the south and the start towards the Dam 
became downwind. Jane Anderson did not cross the start line first - Sue Murray did - but as the pair 
approached Dam Green buoy Jane took the inside line and edged Sue outwards, rounding the buoy first. 
Then she allowed her boom to gybe, putting herself on starboard while Sue stayed on port and was unable to 
attack as they rounded Dam Red. The Anderson lead then extended and was never challenged. She finished 
this two lap, one hour race ten minutes ahead of her nearest competitor. Penny Abbott was in third place and 
the fleet in line astern as they gently progressed up the Lake. A change to the order took place when Jane 
Chadney overtook the Tasar helmed by Nathan Pollard. Graham Joyce was next and the Geoff Floyd Solo 
followed in seventh. The remaining boats were making very slow progress and one by one retired, John 
Dabbs paddling his Gull home! Clever tactics or luck with wisps of wind took Jane Chadney up to second; 
something similar took Geoff Floyd past Nathan Pollard, but abandoned him so that he was down to seventh 
by the end and Nathan up to fourth. 

Results:

1.       Jane Anderson (Laser)
2.       Jane Chadney (Laser)
3.       Sue Murray (Laser)
4.       Penny Abbott (Laser)
5.       Graham Joyce (Laser)
6.       Nathan and Brian Pollard (Tasar)
7.       Geof Floyd (Solo)
  John Savage (Solo), Vicki Duncalf (Topper), John Dabbs (Gull) rtd
 
PM: Icicle 2

Three new competitors and a little more wind arrived for the afternoon race. The whole field got off quickly 
and at the first mark Jane Anderson had taken the lead with Sue Murray and Robin Spiller (Streaker) close 
behind. Paul Whybrow (Solo) and Brian Pollard, now back at the helm of the Tasar, were next. Taking a 
different tack took Jane Chadney and Brian Pollard up to the front as the field headed up the Lake but the 
fickle breeze then favoured Sue Murray briefly until they tacked towards West. As they rounded the buoy 
however it was clear that Jane Anderson was back at the front now followed by Sue Murray and Jane 
Chadney. The leading positions were unchanged at the end of lap 1 but the wind was treating helms 
unequally; Paul Whybrow was fourth but there was a long gap between him and the almost static remaining 
bunch from which eventually emerged Graham Joyce and then Geoff Floyd and Brian Pollard. Crossing to 
West Paul Whybrow had passed Jane Chadney but at the start of lap 2 Brian Pollard had become becalmed 
and was passed by all but Vicki Duncalf's Topper until a gust found him and he rejoined the race. Lack of 
wind shortened the course again and Jane Anderson crept over the line to complete her double.

Results:

1.       Jane Anderson (Laser)
2.       Sue Murray (Laser)
3.       Paul Whybrow (Solo)
4.       John Buckett (Otter)
5.       Robin Spiller(Streaker)
6.       Jane Chadney (Laser)
7.       Geoff Floyd (Solo)
8.       Penny Abbott (Laser)
9.       Graham Joyce (Laser)
10.   Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
11.   Linda Spiller (Laser)
12.   Brian and Nathan Pollard (Tasar)
 
Many thanks were given to Stewart Mealing for officiating and writing this report and to Mandy Pollard for 
photographs.