27th March 2016 gallery images With the wind momentarily looking deceptively benign, Steve Axford leads the four-boat fleet away from the start .. and then seconds later, Steve Axford is left in the water as a gust upends his Laser Radial Bob Sampson has achieved a substantial lead in his Laser 4.7, whilst in the background, the Toppers of Elliot and Nathan are confronted with what looks to be a daunting gybe as they approach Pinkie A classic close-up of Bob at speed on a broad reach Steve Axford’s Laser Radial kicks up a cloud of spray as his boat flies through the chop across the middle of the lake, whilst Nathan and Elliot are still approaching the windiest section This time it’s Bob Sampson’s dinghy that’s inverted…. The two Lasers in a quieter patch round Dam Green Heading downwind past Home One, the imperturbable Bob appears to have lost his hat, but not his cool