Race 1
Clean start in light F2 wind from Penarth. Steve led from Jason and Robin. Jason and Robin battled down the reach with Jason tacking into the Bay while Robin followed Steve inshore at the windward mark. Chris in his Laser Radial, Lawrence in his Comet and Trev in the Vago followed. Jason’s tactics paid off, leading Steve by 15 seconds at the end of the first lap. Jason, Steve and Robin were closely matched for the next two laps. Robin sailed over the top of Steve at the start of the third lap while Jason extended his lead and they finished in that order.
Race 2
A blanket start by the Lasers with Chris being closest to the line. The battle against the tide was won by Steve closely followed by Jason, Chris and Robin. Trevor got the better of Lawrence who struggled with the light wind and strong tide. The downwind leg saw Trevor try the spinnaker on his Vago. Jason led from Steve and Robin after the first lap. Trevor paid for trying the spinnaker by going too far downwind and brought up the rear.
With dying wind the OOD took pity on the fleet and shortened the race to two lap. The final lap depended on who dealt with the outgoing tide the best. Jason extended his lead and Robin ghosted past Steve on the reach as if using a hidden motor (as search of his Laser found nothing!). The leading 3 Lasers came together at the last mark leaving it all down to the last beat. Steve prevailed with Robin pipping Jason on the line by one second.