Race started at 11:55, four contenders.  Rupz failed to make start due to flat tyre. Wind F5 at start so fun conditions, swell moderate, freshened to 5/6 during race. 

Course Fairway, outer, inner, wreck, outer, inner, wreck, home.

Line honours to Luke and Jennefer, approx 1 hr 12 mins to finish.  Jennefer apparently screamed for first ten minutes due to conditions but Luke brought her home safely if a bit “exhilarated” (insert word of your choice here)?  

Course: Inner, Outer, Sinah, Inner, Outer, Wreck, Home.

A gentle breeze made it ok for the race to get underway but the slower boats struggled with enough wind later on to get through the submarine barrier inner gap the second time round and had to be towed nearer the harbour entrance to find enough wind to get home.

First Race of the season, saw great sailing weather, sunny enough to make everyone's cheeks look rosy, lasting beyond the exertions of the outing

Winter cobwebs were well and truly blown out, boat gremlins were identified and put on the list to sort

Following the "traditional" 3 forts course of Horse Sand Fort to starboard, Spitbank Fort to port, and No Man's Land Fort to port with a club start/finish. Conditions were breezy (F5) with a surprising amount of "Solent Chop".

Congratulations to Rupert sailing his shadow x, winning the race on Sunday out on the blue wobbly stuff. Closely followed by Steve and Jenny on a dart 18 and Ian on a Hobie fx1. 

With an easterly winds the course was set to the fairway ,inner submarine gate,outer submarine gate, to the wreck mark and back to the inner, then to the outer and back passed the wreck and back to the club. For the fast boats just over the hour and for the slower boats around the 2 hour mark.

A great day down at the club, thanks to the support boat crew and our ood

Great race today in a warm and sunny F4 south easterly breeze. Course was 3 laps of Fairway, Wreck, Mulberry starboard channel mark (shortened from 4) with a club start and finish.