Harvest Race Report

Published 23:46 on 7 Oct 2024

We were blessed with sunshine and moderate breezes on Saturday for the Harvest Race. Despite the early start, due to the tide, and a committee boat start, due to it being a single race for all classes, there was a good turnout from both fast and slow boats.

There was a short delay while the wind settled down to it's forecast NE direction, a bit of a rare direction for us. Race Officer Tony Burton tried to set a compromise course to appeal to all.

The Fast boats owned the start with Chris and Georgina in their new 3000 taking the Committee Boat end and Stuart in his Rs100 taking the Pin end. At the cross the 3000 was ahead and they went on to lead round the early laps. Further back, Anne Barlow was sailing well to take a commanding lead in the Scows.

Using average lap times meant everyone was able to race for just over an hour and this included Harrison sailing his 1st Tera race in the bay without a coach. 1st to cross the line with 4 laps was the Rs100, but when all the calculations were done, the 3000 was 1st, Anne 2nd in the Scow, and Colin and John 3rd in the FF. Full results are online.

Last updated 22:56 on 7 November 2024