The day dawned bright and clear and with no sign of the usual Miracle visitors, 12 boats lined up to the start of the first race, including newcomer from CBYC, Charlie with a Supernova and Roy also from CBYC joining Jean in his West 11.
A medium sized Trapezoid course was set by race officers Bob and Rex, who placed the windward mark a good way inside the Barry Pin.

1st Race
The first start was a general recall, as several boats were over, with some confusion as to who this was. A second start saw the Supernova leading the charge upwind and then for the majority of race one, with laser sailors Danny and Jason in hot pursuit.
Danny C. in the Topaz Uno+ had a fantastic start and was looking very competitive throughout, keeping Carmel in the Radial behind him for the first upwind leg. Carmel had a troublesome start being too early to the line but struggled to back away through the fleet of boats at the start.

Danny C lost a bit of momentum towards the end as the fast fleet started catching up with him but finished in a respectable 6th on corrected time and Jean with new crew Roy who were sailing the Mirror would have been 11th but were called DNF in order to start race two.

Charlie in the Supernova managed to hold everyone off until the lasers caught up as the wind dropped off towards the last mark rounding, and everyone grappled for a finish against a tidal eddy, with El Commodore Danny taking the ribbon, followed by Jason and Charlie third. Robin kept ahead of Carmel to take 4th place in race one, Danny C 6th, Pietro in the Topper 7th, Steve 8th in the 29er lapping Trevor who was 9th in his Vago, but pleased to have flown his spinnaker for the first time and kept the boat upright!

2nd Race
Second race Neil and Corrado joined in the fun. Neil was not quite warmed up as he was second tier at the start along with Steve. Carmel just behind touched the pin end and took a penalty turn. It wasn’t Carmel’s race, as during lap 2 a role tack near the top mark went a bit awry, allowing Chris Bartho through whose steady racing and keeping the pointy end upright paid off.

3rd Race
The 3rd race saw some… interesting starts, with a Port hand for most boats in the fleet. Neil and Robin got away cleanly with Charlie. Danny was away clear at the pin end of the line, just above and ahead of both Steve and Jason who was just behind. Carmel followed tacking onto starboard narrowly making it through the line before rolling back onto port to follow the shoreline with Steve and Jason.

Jason blitzed Charlie and Danny on the second beat, by staying inshore with Steve. Both gained some good wind and used shifts in their favour to leap past the other lasers.

Jason finished in first place, well ahead of Charlie who finished fourth. Carmel from the slow fleet third and Danny who this time came in second.

In the slow fleet Pietro’s Topper sailing saw him come in second, beating dad Corrado by just two minutes! Two minutes later the second Radial came through sailed by Chris.
The next three places were hotly contested on the water by Trevor (11th), Danny C. (12th) and Roy (13th) sailing with Jean in the West 11, but all three managed to hold their positions for a near photo-finish finale to the final race of the day.

Congratulations to Danny Powell who wins the Regatta Trophy for the second year running (and for the 5th year overall).

Results

Thrilling Conclusion to the Summer Series

Conditions:
The summer series concluded yesterday under challenging conditions, with a force 2-3 north-westerly breeze that veered to the west. The wind, both shifty and gusty as it swept over the land at Sully, created a demanding environment for the sailors. The competition was fierce, particularly in the Laser fleet, where every shift and gust played a pivotal role in the race outcomes.

Race 1: Drama at the Gybe Mark
The first race of the day featured an upwind start, taking the fleet out to Mark 1 before a gybe across to Barry Pin at Mark 2. From there, it was a tense leg back inshore to Mark 3, followed by a final stretch across to the yellow mark to complete the course.

The Lasers delivered the tightest racing of the day. Neil established an early lead, with Jason closely on his tail. The battle between them was intense until a mark room incident at the gybe mark forced Jason into penalty turns. This costly mistake allowed Danny and Robin to slip through. Seizing his chance, Danny caught up with Neil, eventually overtaking him and holding on to his lead to take the first win of the series.

Race 2: A Tactical Masterclass
For the second race, Race Officer Carmel adjusted the course, removing Mark 3, which resulted in a more tactical and challenging upwind leg from Barry Pin to the finish.

Once again, Neil and Jason were at the forefront of the Laser fleet, with Danny not far behind. As they raced across the reach to Barry Pin, the lead changed several times. Danny briefly took the lead but misjudged the tide, striking the mark at Barry Pin. The penalty turns that followed allowed Neil and Jason to pass, with Neil holding on to take the win as the race finished at the end of that leg.

Steve, sailing his RS 700, came close to securing the win on handicap, but Neil’s consistency throughout the day saw him edge out Steve and claim victory.

Conclusion:
It was a thrilling end to the summer series, with the competition setting a high standard for races to come. Neil’s consistent performances across both races earned him the overall win for the series, placing him at the top of the leaderboard. Nigel and Jason also sailed strongly, rounding out the top three.

Results

Robin in a Dart 16 wins the Round the Island Race for the Commodore’s Cup while Neil continues to lead the overall, with Nigel in second and Jason in third.

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Jason wins the Sharpe Trophy!

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Jason Williams crowned as Supreme Laser Champion 2024!

7 Lasers contested the Laser Cup with 2 others making up the numbers in a gusty F3-4. Danny took an early lead followed by Jason and Steve, but the gusts got the better of him and he capsized as Jason sailed into the distance with the rest far behind. Nigel plodding around in a Topper came 2nd on handicap.

The wind increased between races and half the fleet decided not to start. Jason wished he had joined them as he capsized 5 times on the run as the wind hit F5 plus and finally retired. Andrew and Steve battled at the front while Nigel’s high speed plodding earned him a first place. Trevor persevered and finished last, but with a record-beating (for him) last lap.

Overall Nigel takes the lead in the series followed by Neil, with Jason 3rd.

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Not a lot of wind presented  fifteen sailors in the run up to the start but the race officer anticipated some increase in wind strength. The wind was coming from the due south.

Race officer set a course heading directly off shore with a direct beat and a triangular course up channel against the outgoing tide. Race one saw a clean getaway by the asymmetrics of Steve and Andrew appreciating the crosswind reaching, Andrew getting ahead by the end of the first lap and Steve managing to capsize at the windward mark of the second lap. Neil got away from the other lasers followed by Jake and Jason, with no place changes.. Teilo was nicely ahead of Mark and Karl in the Xenon, but lost most his lead by getting his kite mangled up round his bow.  Meanwhile the Mirrors of Jean and Rex kept in close contact but struggled against the flowing tide and lack of wind so they agreed to finish on one lap with Rex just ahead

Wednesday trainees Chris and Xavier set off in Topazes five minutes after the main start and followed the pack crawling round the course, and  both did really well just to get round once. 

The race officer was wrong about the wind, the sea breeze didn’t happen so race two was on a shortened course. The lasers followed a different procession this time , Neil still in the lead followed by Jason and Jake and Trevor, with the those at the front  managing four laps,  The shortened course maybe not favouring Andrew’s cat as Steve extended his lead and squeezed in an 5^th lap. This time Jean and Lawrence got the better of Rex in their Mirrors. Jean attributed this to his cunning use of a ‘jib stick’….(not often seen them being used at Sully !)

Big smiles on the faces of Chris and Xavier after their first races, and credit to them both for joining in and competing.

Results

A sunny Father’s Day with a south-westerly F4-5+ and with most of the Lasers missing the action due to family commitments the Laser Cup could not be raced and will be rearranged.

It was a day for multiple capsizes in the faster boats but Nigel and Jake in the Toppers kept things upright in the first race to get the 1st and 2nd. Neil split them in the second race but Andrew, out in his cat for the first time this year and screaming along with the kite up downwind, managed only a fourth in both races.

Nigel leads the series from Neil and Jason with the discards added this week.

Results

The first race saw challenging conditions with competitors in danger of being pushed over the line at the start – marginally called as a clean start by the race officer. Jason led for the first lap but overstood the mark on the second beat to allow Neil back in. Robin found extra speed to go from 3rd to 1st downwind with Neil holding off Jason. The three Lasers were jockeying for position at the gybe, and Neil went for a swim. Robin did a turn, leaving Jason to streak away for the win. Neil recovered for second, followed by Robin.  Steve broke his spinnaker pole fitting on his RS700 and decided the course wasn’t to his liking so went off to play in the channel finishing on one lap.  Andy kept close, ahead of Sam in his cat. Nigel sailed his usual steady race to lead slow fleet home (and win the race on handicap).

Bob Lang made a welcome appearance to help with the race 2 start sequence.  There was a good, close start to race 2 with a drop to force two in the wind. Neil had the best of the first beat from Robin and Andy. Jason went for a swim on the reach, leaving Neil to lead Robin by 4 seconds, followed by Andy. The Lasers battled closely with 20 seconds between the boats and Neil won, followed by Robin and Jason.

Thank you, Patrick, for the launch helm and Trevor for stepping in to enable racing to take place.

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The first cup series of the year was raced in a F5-6 southwesterly sea breeze which had appeared out of a warm and cloudless sky. Steve blasted away in his RS700 knowing that he needed to almost lap Neil over 4 laps to beat him on handicap and win the coveted Watler Cup. With it’s silver coating nearly worn off it looks almost like real gold. It was not to be. Things we going so well until a major and slow capsize on the 3rd gybe giving Neil a comfortable win. Jason looked in contention until a late equally slow series of capsizes left him in 3rd position. Trev, racing a Laser for the first time, and second sail in one, did magnificently to finish 4th having completed a full range of capsizes and found that it is quite hard to bear away in a Laser and stay upright with full kicker in a force 6 gust.

The second race with the tide turned, waves picking up and big wind shifts inshore caused Steve some grief and both Neil and Jason were too fast to catch. Trev continued through the full range of capsizes, including righting the boat with no dagger board, before deciding to call it a day.

Jason was sailing a Radial, but as there were no other slow boats the Centripump Cup couldn’t be raced. He opted to count his results as in a full rig but the places would have been the same if worked out as a Radial.

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