Everybody gets away on a starboard tack start for the midday race, with Roger Heasman’s Streaker in the lead and James Pollard in the Laser close behind
Boats now swapping tacks, as they try to make headway towards the mark at Inlet White, with the wind shadow of the hillside under the trees from the northerly breeze making the job harder
Having reached the goal, the Bosun of Adam and Rosie Hamilton bears away round the Inlet White buoy, with a Laser and Toppers almost in line astern
Nathan Pollard and John in matching postures as they head back on a run towards the Dam
John heads up the lake on port tack, as several of the fleet go for a starboard tack start in the afternoon race
Bob Sampson’s Laser just in front of Jane Anderson’s Laser Radial as they turn upwind in front of the Dam; the growing height of the spillway above the water gives an indication of the rapidity with which the water level is dropping.
New club members Linda and Robin Spiller make their race debut in their Bosun
Simon Veal runs a happy ship…. Waves from crew Amy Pillman and Brendon Pomeroy
Three Topper helms, only two Topper boats (apparently…) James and Nathan Pollard with Vicki in between, in front of a rapidly growing shoreline
Alan Comber with John White in the Enterprise, with a quartet of Toppers behind
James Pollard heeling to a gust in the morning race
…. and Nathan Pollard heeling even more….
The start of the afternoon race: Bob and James lead the fleet off towards Dam Green, whilst some boats head across the lake on starboard
James Pollard leads the field, with Bob Sampson just behind
Paul Whybrow, back from the Solo Nationals, keeps to windward of the two Bosuns, with Elliot Pomeroy in the background
Bob and Jane on the run down towards Inlet White, with James still in close attendance; no surprise that James was the eventual winner on handicap – many congratulations.
Three Topper helms, only two Topper boats (apparently…) James and Nathan Pollard with Vicki in between, in front of a rapidly growing shoreline
Alan Comber with John White in the Enterprise, with a quartet of Toppers behind
James Pollard heeling to a gust in the morning race
…. and Nathan Pollard heeling even more….
The start of the afternoon race: Bob and James lead the fleet off towards Dam Green, whilst some boats head across the lake on starboard
James Pollard leads the field, with Bob Sampson just behind
Paul Whybrow, back from the Solo Nationals, keeps to windward of the two Bosuns, with Elliot Pomeroy in the background
Bob and Jane on the run down towards Inlet White, with James still in close attendance; no surprise that James was the eventual winner on handicap – many congratulations.
Front-runners Bob Sampson and Ros Down in the RS200 chatting to Jane Anderson in the Laser 4.7
Surfing downwind, Katie Leveridge just in front of John Savage’s Solo
Sue Murray’ s Topper Trez leading the Toppers of James Pollard and John Duncalf, with the Enterprise of Alan Comber and John Weller just behind
The leading pack at the start of the afternoon race
Almost the entire fleet in shot as they round Inlet White – nice to see so many boats on the water in a race
Good telephoto shot of the fleet rounding Far
Nicky Buckett and Rachael Pomeroy lead a trio of Bosuns round Inlet White; the Toppers of James Pollard and Vicki keeping well in touch with the bigger boats
Good picture of Brendon Pomeroy helming a Pico, with Alex Clifton as crew
James Pollard in the Pico upwind, with Elliot Pomeroy in the middle and Nathan Pollard on the right
ane Chadney helming the Bosun on a dead run, with John Buckett goosewinging the jib and John White guarding against against an involuntary gybe in the oscillating breeze
Rachel Pomeroy really getting to grips with the Pico, beating upwind into a stiff northerly wind
Telephoto shot of most of the fleet at the top end of the lake, Nathan Pollard’s Topper still heading the fleet
The ‘Mike Ford’ club Bosun in the morning Pursuit race, with Christine Hartigan (sitting out) and Chris Marshall
Vicki leading John on the beat
James Pollard in the Laser 4.7 chasing down the Bosuns of Roger Heasman (with John White and Joseph Talbot-Adams as crew) and Nicky Buckett (with John Weller and Christine Marshall)
… and after rounding Dam Green, James is now clear ahead of the Bosuns
Some happy faces at the end of the day….
Awaiting the presentation of the prizes by Paul Anderson
Most of the fleet in shot as they criss-cross the lake before the start
Nicky Buckett in her Laser just ahead of the Bosun of Toby Tobias on the beat to West White
Robin and Linda Spiller’s Bosun leading a quintet of Toppers on the run back from Pinky
Toby with Alex Clifton and Joseph Talbot-Adams in the Bosun, whilst James Pollard heads upwind in his full-rig Laser
As the lake level drops, the start line gets shorter and shorter, so finding space for a clear start gets harder. Here Bob Sampson, on a port tack start next to the pontoon, looks anxiously under the boom at the approaching starboard tack boats; just behind, Elliot Pomeroy looks likely to get a clear getaway
James Pollard, now in a Radial rig, hot on the heels of Jane Anderson
Bob Sampson and Brendon Pomeroy get the RS200’s asymmetric pulling well on the run back towards the Dam, but still have Jane Anderson close behind
Eventual race winner on handicap, Nathan Pollard is close behind Adeney Pooler in the Graduate
‘Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens…..’ – but rain was probably not one of the favourite things of the handful of Upper Tamar sailors as they drifted towards the start line for the midday race
The sun has come out for the Pursuit race in the afternoon
James Pollard heading Bob Sampson as they keep clear of the shallow water and the rocky foreshore as they beat towards West mark
Nathan Pollard leading the Pursuit race, with John Savage closing up behind him
Not racing, but nice to see Mary Carter back on the water on her return from foreign climes
The three Toppers closely grouped at the start of the race: James and Nathan Pollard and Elliot Pomeroy
The entire race fleet of four boats heading into (and out of) West
By now even mistier, Bob Sampson leads in his Laser 4.7 on a reach back down the lake: Bob’s use of his 4.7 rig in itself gives an indication of just how strong the gusts must have been….
