4th September 2016 gallery images James Pollard and Jane Anderson lead the fleet away at the start of the midday race James Pollard, looking for the layline to the mark and still ahead of the competition, before his Laser suffered serious (probably terminal) hull failure, leading to a dismasting – and he ended up being towed back by the safety boat – very bad luck, James Rachael Pomeroy leading this trio in her Topper, with the the larger-sailed Bosuns of Brian Pollard and Roger Heasman taking her wind on the run as they cruise up behind For the afternoon race, Linda Spiller gets away first, with Jane Anderson to windward Clearly quite a stiff breeze at times as the fleet reaches towards Inlet White; the red-hulled Bosun of Toby Tobias and John Dabbs, for example, has both helm and crew hiking out hard Jane Anderson already well clear of the rest of the fleet in her Laser Radial, as she heads towards her second victory of the day The Toppers of Nathan Pollard and Elliot Pomeroy alongside the Solo of Geoff Floyd Synchronised gybing as Penny Abbot and Linda Spiller round Dam Green together