Monday 21 May 2018

Thursday 18th May

A calm Thursday evening, in a decreasing breeze, which threatened to become a zephyr, or even a race stopper, greeted the six J24s on 18th May, at the RMYC. An in harbour course, with a running start, along the North Channel, was set. Once again, despite being glacierly slow in getting their spinnaker set, Wijt took the lead and never gave it away.
Jobs for the Buoys and Crackerjack gave chase but the latter succumbed to the first grounding of the evening and had to start playing catch up. Madeleine started much later but, after spotting and following a brilliant tactical move by Crackerjack, found themselves competing at the top table. We, on Crackerjack, again found the mud so, generously, allowed Jobs for the Buoys to pip us at the post. Sadly Zaphod also found the mud but were unable to extricate themselves before everyone else had set off to the bar.

1st Wijt
2nd Madeleine
3rd Jobs for the Buoys
4th Crackerjack
5th Flying Colours
(DNF) Zaphod 


William Lack
mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413










Thursday 11th May

After a week's absence Crackerjack returned to the fray of the RMYC Thursday evening series on 11th May. An excellent windward / leeward course, (once outside the harbour) was set which meant place changing was possible. However, unlike our first race where everyone took a turn at leadership, Wijt rewrote the script and kept everyone else at bay throughout.
1st Wijt
2nd Jobs for the Buoys
3rd Flying Colours
4th Crackerjack
5th Zaphod
  
William Lack
mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413