25th October 2015 gallery images A sunny late October day brings out a 16-strong fleet, starting with a beat into the southerly wind to Dam Green Tight at Dam Green as helms take various strategies to getting round the mark and off downwind Annie Quartermain looking comfortable at the helm of her new Laser, with Nicky Buckett in the Bosun and Allan Comber in the Enterprise upwind of her Although the predicted windspeeds suggested a gentle sail, at times there were patches that had boats heeled hard over, with helms and crews having to work hard: here Sue Murray and Bob Sampson in the RS200 are leading Adam Hilton in the distinctive yellow-hulled Sollo Jane Anderson and James Pollard already leading the fleet away for the start of the afternoon’s Icicle Series race Once more, very tight at the first mark as the bulk of the fleet arrive at Dam Green almost together The fleet disappear into the distance at Far; Bosun 101, with Rachael Pomeroy and Cilla Gilbert, are well up towards the front of the fleet, on their way to the second of their day’s victories on handicap Adam Hilton leading Linda and Robin Spiller in the Laser Radial and Streaker respectively