The breeze was steady, the rain nearly stayed away, apart from couple of very brief squalls during the second race , and some very competitive races were run.
Dawn Song gave her crew a challenge to get underway and didn't make the start time for the first race so Kilmarnock had it all her own way in DivB against the other 4 boats in that division. Maku and Trifecta had a return match after Trifecta beat Maku home in the last island race and Maku did it in emphatic style by winning both Line and handicap honours. Wright One was very lonely as the sole mono hull in Div A.
Race 2 saw a very competitive start for Div B with all boats getting to the line in good time and Moon Shadow just with her nose in front. She held her lead all the way to the Top mark and reduced her finish time from race 1 by a massive 17 mins. Kilmarnock and Dawn Song were promoted to Div A for the 2nd race and Libby won Line honours in Div B from Focal Point, with Moon Shadow close behind. Neptune 11 had a DNF. The Div A fleet crowded the start line and Kilmarnock got squeezed between Dawn Song and Wright One, starving her for air, but she made good speed on the upwind leg getting her nose in front of her arch rival Dawn Song by the top mark and managing to stay there all the way to the line. Maku was creating a shower of spray where ever she was going around the course in just under 37 mins taking both honours again. Trifecta followed her home with Wright One next. Libby was the next to cross the finish. It had been expected that Kilmarnock and Dawn Song would catch Libby but they were having such a personal battle that took them way off the shortest route to the marks that they never got close.
That was the final race for this years winter series and I'm pleased to say that we didn't have to cancel any race days this year although the wind did desert us half way through some races. Prize giving will be sometime in October as we are away for a month. The date will be announced later.
Blue skies Rex
