Saturday, 10th June 2017
By the time the hooter sounded for the start of the race, the mist surrounding the bay had begun to clear at least enough to reveal the next mark. The presence of the mist was a sign that there was little breeze and what there was tended to ease as the morning progressed. The selected course was at 8.2 nautical miles, one of the shorter ones but this had to be shortened further and even then only 15 of the 21 starters completed the course. It was a good course for yachts that choose to fly spinnakers. Two legs, about 54% of the course was downwind. Read more…