30th October 2016 gallery images Nathan Pollard and Jane Chadney in the RS200 leading the fleet away to the first mark An impressively large number of boats on the water for a late-October race Still close racing at the front of the fleet as the race unfolds: the Lasers of Jane Anderson, Sue Murray and Bob Sampson are all tight on the heels of the RS200 The whole fleet takes the same line on a port tack start for the afternoon race, led by Brian Pollard and Cilla Gilbert in the Bosun Paul Whybrow’s Solo bears away, with a string of dinghies about to follow in his wake The sails of a sextet of boats make an excellent composition for the photographer as they run downwind towards Zebra, with the brightly-coloured Topper sails standing out in the hazy October light Despite the forecast light winds, Bob Sampson is having to hike out hard in the Laser as he beats towards the Dam The heron turns a blind eye but Elliot and Rachael Pomeroy are going well in the club Wayfarer