Officials said one week had been totally washed out, while the other was met with varying winds not suited for sailing. 

The 13 boats began racing on their individual handicaps, ranging from one to 25 minutes, and then raced for around an hour in each race in light - moderate winds.

Both races were won by Bob Harris, with Jeff Hope second and Neil Fisher third.

Apparently Bob made a small change to his traveler system, which resulted in him sheeting in tighter, pointing higher, sailing faster and substantially improving his race times.

Officials said he made the best decisions around the course; decided which shifts to tack on and which path to take around the course.

In both races there was also a close battle for third place, with five boats all finishing closely together.

Thanks to Mike Stove and Josh Dorrough for being Officers of the Day, especially to Josh for loaning his boat to Darren to sail, and loaning a rudder for Tony to be able to compete.

Next week will be the final races for the year, with sailing resuming on Saturday January 13.

Next week’s races will be unique ‘sprint races’, designed to provide training in starts, buoy rounding and tactics, useful for those going away to race in their class’s National Titles.

New starters are welcome with free training for all new members. 

A Christmas Party will be held at the clubhouse from 3pm, all welcome.