17th April 2016 gallery images A tight bunch at the start of the midday race, with Jane Anderson’s Laser Radial showing in front, but to leeward of the following group Not long afterwards, the fleet is already more strung out James Pollard’s Laser out in the lead, with the Laser of Bob Sampson and Laser Radial of Jane Anderson not far behind John Savage’s Solo leads a group of boats back downwind, staying on starboard at the mark, whilst the leading Topper has gybed onto port; John Dabb’s Gull going well to be still in contention with some of the Toppers at this stage of the race The start of the afternoon’s Commodore Cup race; the bulk of the fleet have gone for a starboard tack start, whilst a couple of helms are on port tack, in order to work their way across to the upwind side Nathan Pollard heading back in front of the Watersports Centre, heading the rest of the Topper fleet Good to see Ken Lambert’s Wayfarer out racing, with Cilla Gilbert as crew Bob Sampson having to work hard, as his Laser develops quite a heel on the beat