Start of the midday race: Jane Anderson tacks away onto port, whilst Adam Hilton is also well to the fore in his Solo
Close-up of the fleet rounding Dam Green from the vantage point of the Dam
Slow going on the run back up the lake
Sue Murray (trying out a Laser) leads a trio playing follow my leader, with the Toppers of Nathan Pollard and Vicki Duncalf in close attendance
For the afternoon race, the fluky southerly zephyrs coming over the dam made rounding Dam Green even more problematic for many
‘As idle as a painted ship, Upon a painted ocean….’
The two club Bosuns haven’t somehow magically shot to the front of the fleet; they weren’t racing but were doing taster sessions for pupils from Bradworthy
Eventual race winner Jane Anderson has already pulled out a respectable lead as she bears away towards Inlet, with James Pollard’s Laser giving chase
Close-up shot of the front of the fleet gliding past the end of the pontoon at the start of the midday race, after the earlier fog had rolled away; Sue Murray in the Laser has pole position to windward, with Roger Heasman and Jane Anderson in the RS 200 just to leeward and John Duncalf just behind
Just after the start, the fleet have rounded Dam Green and are heading up the lake, with eventual race winner Adam Hilton having established a lead
A quintet of Toppers rounding Pinky; John Duncalf has just rounded, whilst Vicki Duncalf, Rachel Pomeroy, Elliot Pomeroy and Alex Clifton look set for some close quarters tacking as they reach the mark together
Adam now in splendid isolation in his Solo, well clear at the front of the fleet
Just after the gun for the afternoon race, with the start now heading up the lake towards Zebra, after the wind had turned W/NW during lunch
Classic shot of the entire fleet heading up to Zebra and then bearing away towards Inlet White, just after the start
Alan Comber and John Weller in the Enterprise, followed by Sue Murray in the Laser, both going well in the afternoon race
The RS 200 looking pretty in pink, as the course provides lots of opportunity to get the big gennaker flying
Start of the midday race: James and Nathan Pollard already in first and second place respectively, which is where they finished in the results on handicap
Just a few seconds later: in the foreground Stuart Mealing in the Laser and Toby Tobias, single-handed in the Bosun, both look to be going well on the short beat to the first mark at Zebra
The view of the Sunday racing that passing visitors see from below the car park
James Pollard gets away well in the afternoon race, but with Paul Whybrow’s Solo, Roger Heasman’s RS 200 and Toby Tobias’s Bosun only just behind
As the fleet beats towards Zebra, the boats are already spreading out; the Toppers of Nathan Pollard and Elliott Pomeroy are positioned well as they tack across on port to make the lay line to the mark
Excellent action shot from Mandy Pollard as Roger Heasman and Jane Anderson are in determined mode as they round Dam Green just a few feet ahead of the other RS 200 helmed by Sue Murray, with Paul Whybrow clearly sailing above the Solo’s handicap rating to keep them in his sights
The same trio, this time from a first-rate photograph by Stuart Mealing, with Jane Anderson about to hike out as the lead RS200 heels to a gust
The Bosun of Toby Tobias, with afternoon crew Rachel Pomeroy holding the boom to prevent an accidental gybe, holding off the Enterprise duo of Alan Comber and John Weller on the run back from Pinky
James Pollard’s Laser Radial just ahead of Jane Chadney’s Laser 4.7, on the mirror-like surface of the lake as they approach the start of their (very lengthy) second lap
Nathan Pollard still heading for the Dam in his Topper, as James seeks the elusive wind on the beat back up the lake
Nathan Pollard now to windward (using the term very loosely) of Jane Chadney
Just after the start of the morning race: heading up a hazy lake in a wind that was shifting and unpredictable but nowhere near as strong as gusty as the forecast predicted, which had put off many prospective sailors
Bob Sampson’s Laser 4.7 just ahead of Sue Murray in a Topper
Good to see John White out in his Bosun, sporting Gull sails, with Rachael Pomeroy as crew
The wind looks to have shifted round towards the West by the time of this shot, with Bob’s Laser 4.7 looking to be going well in the background
Lots of boats jostling for position at the start of the midday race, with a 16-strong fleet out
Still pretty tightly packed as the fleet beats to windward into the north-westerly breeze, with Paul Anderson in clear air to windward and Jane Anderson’s Laser 4.7 ahead but to leeward
John Savage’s Solo heads a pack of four boats, including Adam Hilton’s Solo and the Bosuns of Toby Tobias and Simon Veal
The Toppers of Sue Murray and Vicki are closely matched as they round Dam Green and head onto the beat
A more widely separated fleet just after the start of the afternoon race
Simon Veal and Rachel Pomeroy both up on the side as they keep the Bosun impressively flat
A good telephoto shot of four Lasers running back downwind from the far end of the lake
A contrast in styles (and points of sail): Steve Axford having to work hard upwind in his full rig Laser, whilst Toby Tobias and Brian Pollard look to have time for a chat downwind in the Bosun
