Our PRO on the day, Christine Patton, reports:

After a series of wet Sunday mornings in this Winter Championship Sunday dawned dry and relatively warm with a gentle Westerly (with a touch of South) breeze already blowing. All pretty much predicted by Richard George in last week’s report.

Three clean races got off without recall or restart in a steady 14 knot oscillating wind gusting to 18 knots.

Firstly, hats off to the newer and/or rusty sailors who joined the fleet today. The day started as a perfect day for such sailors but by the end of the day we saw several white laser bottoms around the bay, but everyone persisted, including a very wet David Evenden determined to finish the last race. Thanks to Richard Au and Owen Kenny in the RIB keeping the course square and the sailors safe.

In the Standard rigs Alex Bijkerk clinched the day with 2 out of 3 wins despite carving up the dance floor on Saturday, with Daniel Costandi taking the final win of the day, showing us how to hike a boat flat (see photo) in puffy shifty conditions. Rob Vann was a consistent third in that pack.

Sylvie Stannage won the day but was challenged in the second race by Ian Alexander who is loving the Radial sail! Andrew Cox (photo) improved all day to take a second in Race 3 where Evie Saunders, in her first showing of the winter sailed away to a convincing lead.

The Jazzman played host to the happy team of Christine Patton and Jason Wilkin ably assisted by scribe Ben Buford (Charley’s Dad) who enjoyed the morning. The highlight was the entertainment provided by Martin White in the third race who capsized in spectacular form at the leeward mark, stayed capsized for some time, retired then went back to practice rounding the same mark several times. All of that to say ‘Good sailing’ to our Masters group who are off to Mexico next week to race in the Masters Worlds.