Members make hay in the sun
PERFECT conditions greeted club members at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday for what proved to be a busy day commencing at 10.30am.
The conditions suited sailing in all its forms starting with the first meeting of the Junior Fun Club.
This initial get together was run by Rhiann Bramwell with her army of helpers, especially the parents.
With parents helping in rigging the boats, 2 Toppers and 4 Oppies, the 8 Junior members were quickly on the water and enjoying the calm conditions.
The ages ran from 5 to 11 years old.
The sailing and fun took place near TS Palatine.
With the enthusiasm of the Junior Members and continued support of parents this will, surely, become a fixture at HLSC.
In slightly more breeze 14 dinghies took to the water for the Spring Pursuit Race.
The race was 50 minutes long with boats starting on their PY Rating.
This resulted in one of the last boats to start, winning, namely Merlin Rocket 3596 helmed by Martin Watts, crewed by Renee Watts.
They were pressed all the way by Chris Massey in his RS300.
The final two races of the day took place in more breeze, certainly with regard to the first one.
The wind increased plus varied in strength and direction giving testing conditions especially for some of the newer sailors.
Some 14 boats took to the water in the first race but had been reduced to six by Race 2.
These 2 races were closely fought for with only 10 seconds in both races between first and second place.
The GP 14063 of Martin Brennan crewed by Steve Caladine proved to be the fastest on handicap taking pole position in both races.
It was good to see Jasper Brennan crewing in an RS200.