10th July 2016 gallery images Deceptively calm, as James Pollard, in the Laser 4.7, leads away the trio of Toppers, just after start, from Start Line 2 James Pollard at speed in the windiest section across the middle of the lake The data from the met station at Chivenor (near Barnstaple) gave windspeeds of 23mph, gusting 31mpg for midday, so these are the sort of gusty conditions that the Toppers were probably encountering as they plane back down the lake, heading for Dam Red All looks calm and under control in the Hilton Bosun The three Bosuns down near the Dam; looks as though the Buckett Bosun could do with some more kicker…. A smile of enjoyment from Jane Anderson as her Topper whips up a cloud of spray – or perhaps a grimace of foreboding…. Elliot Pomeroy’s full (blue) sail Bosun made for quite a handful, even on the reach back from Pinky Nathan Pollard rides a gust as he beats back from Dam Red