Hornet 60th Anniversary Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club - Day 3
by Hornet Class Association 21 Aug 2012 11:07 BST
18-21 August 2012
Arriving at the club in the morning nobody was sure we would sail. The postponement was up and bacon butties were the order of the day in the boat park. However, the RO had other ideas and we went out on time to start our 3 races as a light breeze set in.
The start lines were busy and we did have a couple of general recalls as over enthusiastic sailors pushed the starts but, in general, the fleet got away in good order (like a herd of stampeding buffalo).
Dick Garry and Matt McGrath dominated the day with 2 firsts and a second adding to their amazingly consistent scoreline. David Conlon and Ed Gibbons continued their rise up the fleet in their budget boat bagging results of 8,3 and 3 to lie second overall. Many of the predicted title challengers had difficult days and added larger numbers to their in the light and shifty conditions.
First place is not yet decided because although Dick Garry currently holds a commanding lead, Strangler and Pippa Rogers can mathematically beat them if they can win both races on day 4 and other results in the fleet go their way. It's all still to play for and boats as far down as 8th are still in contention for a hotly contested 3rd overall.
There are a few foggy heads this morning after the 60th Anniversary Dinner last night where Richard Barnes introduced a mystery story based on the names of all of the boats in the dinghy park. No mean feat considering some of the more colourfully named participants (Dr Fetish, Seaman Staines, Mr Wiggly and many, many others....). Prizes for the day's racing from Gul were presented and spot prizes from Harken were spread through the fleet using the highly complex 'lucky dip' method.
So, now we wait, there's no steady breeze yet but it's filling in and boats are poised in the dinghy park... bring it on!
Full results with the next report.