13th May 2018 gallery images Fierce competition at the far end of the start line for the midday Cup race, with one or two boats have to return for a re-start Good to see John Savage out on the water in his Solo, just ahead of John Dabbs’ Gull Mike and Viki Coulson’s Wayfarer ‘Papillon’ iin the lead, just about to set the spinnaker for the short run across from Middle to Inlet, whilst not far behind is Jane Anderson in her Laser Radial, on her way to a double of victories on handicap Chasing downwind after the two front-runners, Adam Hilton is leader of the pack (Brmm,brmm….) as he leads the bulk of the fleet towards the gybe at Middle A brisker breeze for the start of the afternoon race, as a strengthening sea breeze combines with the (mainly) Westerly wind to give much fresher conditions on the water, with no windless holes for unsuspecting helms to fall into, as happened in the morning race (apologies for the jib of errant Otter on the pontoon, spoiling the photo) Both Wayfarer and the Laser Radial of Sue Murray getting up onto the plane as they reach back from Inlet White to Zebra Brillantly captured photo of follow-my-leader as Penny Abbott leads a quartet of boats in line astern as they harden up after Dam Green Excellent close-up of Sue Murray, who has a determined look as she heads towards a second-place finish on handicap Roger Heasman and Sally Wills in the ‘Rob Eason’, making up for a slow start after incurring penalty turns, just behind the Enterprise of Alan Comber and John Weller