Roger’s Bowl 9

There had been a lot of wind in the morning and as a result some cautious decisions were
taken for the two o’clock race. The two Solos – Dave Perrett’s and Geoff Floyd’s – flew small
sails. Of the three Bosuns only Roger Heasman’s had full size sails; John Dabbs’ (Leila Farmer
crewing) had a reef in the main and Adam Hilton’s (with Linda Spiller) had hoisted small
Otter sails. Of the Lasers, Sue Murray had a 4.7 whereas Liam Routley had a full-sized sail
and didn’t care a fig that it capsized him twice.

The Dabbs/Farmer Bosun crossed the line first with Dave Perrett second and the
Hilton/Spiller Bosun third. But more important was how many tacks it took to get to Middle.
The high pointing Solo got round that buoy first but by the end of the lap Sue Murray’s Laser
had slipped past and led from then on. Roger Heasman kept his Bosun in a very respectable
third place. Behind him Geoff Floyd and Liam Routley swapped places a time or two. The
Hilton/Spiller Bosun toured in last except for a brief lead over its Dabbs/Farmer sister when
a tack went particularly well. The four laps took the leader a few seconds less than an hour
and the tail-enders twenty minutes more.

1. Sue Murray (Laser 4.7)
2. Dave Perrett (Solo)
3. Roger Heasman and Andy (Bosun)
4. John Dabbs and Leila Farmer (Bosun)
5. Adam Hilton and Linda Spiller (Bosun)
6. Liam Routley (Laser Full)
   Retired: Geoff Floyd (Solo)

Thanks were given to race officers Linda and Robin Spiller.

Tamar 9

Vicki Duncalf reached the start moments too soon and had to return. Roger Heasman (Graham Joyce
crewing his Bosun) arrived next but had infringed Nathan Pollard’s rights and at the end retired. At
Dam Green Jane Anderson’s Radial led but by Inlet Nathan Pollard had got his big sailed Laser in
front where it stayed. The light winds were from the southeast and the Lake was agreeably angler-
free except for a clump near West which the course avoided, going instead all the way north to Far.
The first lap took the leader 22 minutes so the race was shortened to two laps. Brian Pollard’s rarely
seen Taser threatened to take third place for a while and Vicki Duncalf had a spell leading the
Heasman Bosun.

1. Nathan Pollard (Laser Full)
2. Jane Anderson (Laser Radial)
3. Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
4. Liam Routley (Laser Full)
5. Brian Pollard and Natasha Routley (Taser)
   Retired: Roger Heasman and Graham Joyce (Bosun)

Cup 8

Robin Spiller got the bow of his Solo over the start line first but could only manage fourth round thefirst buoy where the trio of Lasers – Nathan Pollard and Linda Spiller with full sails, Jane Andersonwith a Radial – took over the front of the fleet. The Radial managed to hold onto second place until awell-judged tack by Linda Spiller on the long beat from Far back down to the Dam gave her the place.

1. Nathan Pollard (Laser Full)
2. Linda Spiller (Laser Full)
3. Jane Anderson (Laser Radial)
4. Roger Heasman and Graham Joyce (Bosun)
5. Vicki Duncalf (Topper)
6. Robin Spiller (Solo)
7. Brian Pollard and Natasha Routley (Taser)

Thanks were given to Adam Hilton who ran the races and to Mandy Pollard who took the photos.

Grateful thanks to Allan Gouldson ( allan.gouldson@btopenworld.com ) for all photos on this page

Pictures from Icicle Series 1 and Frostbite Series 2 races on 9th October

With thanks to Jenny Leveridge for the photographs

After the race, several of the club took out the Falmouth Bass Boat and, with the wind dropping away to a whisper, went up to Far Buoy and back very very very slowly indeed……