AM: Cup 7

Thirteen boats crossed the start line propelled by the gentlest of easterly winds. James Pollard 
with a full sail on his Laser led up to Dam Green followed by Steve Axford (Laser Full) and 
Robin Spiller whose Streaker remained right up with the leaders. The breeze produced a slow 
and stately rounding of Dam Green by a fleet which included Brian Pollard in a Laser for the 
first time. There followed a sedate progress up the Lake towards Pinkie; indeed there were 
some mirror calm patches where the helms found it a challenge to find any wind at all. 
However it picked up for the reach between West and Inlet which James Pollard and Steve 
Axford still led followed by the full-sailed Lasers of Jane Chadney and Sue Murray with 
Adam Hilton's Solo sandwiched between them. Jane Anderson, with a Radial sail on her 
Laser, coming through from an unusually undistinguished start, competed with Graham Joyce 
(Laser Full) at the buoy.
On lap 2 the leading half of the fleet found itself edging side by side towards Zebra with 
barely any steerage and Jane Anderson, with her habitual magic wind, bearing down on them 
from starboard. A good deal of gentle boat bumping was the outcome and Jane Chadney, 
Steve Axford and Adam Hilton all had to perform penalty pirouettes, Steve managing to 
capsize in the process. The breeze was strengthening and shifting to the north and Jane 
Chadney emerged from the pack to round Pinkie first with Sue Murray following. But there 
were more changes of place to come even in the half lap that remained of a race that was 
shortened to two laps; Sue Murray crossed the finish line first, Jane Anderson second and 
Jane Chadney third. When the handicaps were applied the Solo's pulled Adam Hilton up from 
fourth to give him a twelve second lead over Jane Anderson. Jane Chadney withdrew, 
realising that she had only completed one of the two penalty turns she owed.

Results:

1.       Adam Hilton (Solo)
2.       Jane Anderson (Laser)
3.       Robin Spiller (Streaker)
4.       Sue Murray (Laser)
5.       James Pollard (Laser)
6.       Steve Axford (Laser)
7.       Paul Anderson (Laser)
8.       Graham Joyce (Laser) 
9.       Penny Abbott (Laser Radial)
10.   Roger Heasman and Sally Wills (RS200)
11.   Brian Pollard (Laser)
      Jane Chadney (Laser), Alan Comber and John Weller (Enterprise) rtd
 
PM: Cup 8

This at least was a race in which it was possible to complete three laps; indeed there was 
enough wind to flip over the RS200 before the start. First across a line now facing north were 
Adam Hilton, James Pollard, and Jane Chadney and from there the long beat up to Pinkie 
spread out the field, with those going for speed downwind doing better than those who stayed 
to windward. Bob Sampson got to Pinkie first and on the way back Jane Anderson advanced 
to close up on him. These two stayed at the front and with only fifty seconds between them at 
the finish the handicap was bound to give the victory to Jane and her Radial rather than Bob 
and his Full. Starting lap 2 Adam Hilton, Steve Axford, Jane Chadney and James Pollard 
were all in close contention. Penny Abbott suffered a capsize, allowing overtaking by the 
Enterprise (Alan Comber and John Weller) as well as Paul Whybrow's Solo. On lap 3 Jane 
Chadney capsized shortly after Inlet which lost her a couple of places at the finish.

Results:

1.       Jane Anderson (Laser Radial)
2.       Bob Sampson (Laser)
3.       Adam Hilton (Solo)
4.       Steve Axford (Laser)
5.       Robin Spiller (Streaker)
6.       James Pollard (Laser)
7.       Jane Chadney (Laser)
8.       Paul Whybrow (Solo)
9.       Alan Comber and John Weller (Enterprise)
10.	Penny Abbott (Laser Radial)

 
Grateful thanks were given to Linda Spiller and John Savage for officiating and to Mandy 
Pollard for photos.