Trevor in a Taz wins the Tip Top T Trophy after shock retirement by race leader Robin!
Tip top T Trophy race
Robin was first round the Windwood Mark closely followed by Andrew and Chris in their lasers, closely followed by Lawrence in the Comet. Helen and Rex touselled to get round the windward Mark neck and neck in a Byte and mirror respectively. Next was Trevor, slightly ahead of Danny and Chris.
Andrew, Rex and Helen put in an early tack after lap one which paid off for Andrew who pulled ahead. Lawrence and Chris closed the gap on Robin for some close racing upwind. Next Helen followed working to keep her boat flat in the breeze starting to build. Next to head for the line the Taz, Mirror and Danny’s Topaz with Andrew starting to catch up with the tail end of the fleet.
Next Robin and Chris in Topaz style raced or guided each other throughout the next lap. A slight change in wind direction resulted in a few people missing the windward mark and having to put an extra tack in.
The race ended shortly afterwards with Helen and Lawrence taking line honours and having decided Sully Launch crew hadn’t had enough to do, Helen capsized and requested Marc jump in to right her boat, scooping her up into it.
Race 2
Two boats retired and a slight course adjustment and race 2 began. Andrew and Chris B had the best starts and zoomed off with Robin, Chris and Danny in the Topaz’s all following behind. Trev and Danny raced and swapped at times up to the first mark but for the most part boats didn’t manage to change position much. Robin worked hard to keep up with Chris B in his laser but Chris had an edge downwind. Lawrence followed these two, and then the Tip Top Trophy competitors finished the fleet.