Upper Tamar Lake Sailing Club race report — Sunday, July 15

Commodore Five

MORE sun and more wind, enough to cause a couple of capsizes in the first race of the day at Upper Tamar Lake on Sunday with Steve Axford in his Laser Full going on to take the victory from Bob Sampson.

Jane Anderson was caught by a gust shortly after rounding West and James Pollard succumbed as he approached Inlet.

Jane Chadney (Laser Full) led the first couple of laps before being swallowed up by Axford and Sampson, who both dominated the rest of the race.

The battling Solos of Paul Whybrow and Adam Hilton with the similarly paced Streaker of Robin Spiller, all followed the Laser race with Whybrow making an excellent start and leading the trio until Hilton and, for a while, Spiller overtook him.

He got his revenge on the last lap when Hilton hit Dam Green and the resultant penalty turn put him just behind Paul on the finish line with Robin another three seconds back.

Nicky Buckett and Linda Spiller in the Bosun were the first of the double-handers after coming eighth.

Winner: Steve Axford (Laser Full); Runner-up: Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 3rd: Paul Whybrow (Solo); 4th: Adam Hilton (Solo); 5th: Robin Spiller (Streaker); 6th: Penny Abbott (Laser Full); 7th: Jane Chadney (Laser Full); 8th: Nicky Buckett and Linda Spiller (Bosun); 9th: Vicki Duncalf (Topper); 10th: John Buckett (Otter); 11th: Paul Anderson (Laser Full); 12th: Jane Anderson (Laser Full); 13th: James Pollard (Blaze); 14th: Cilla Gilbert and Brian Pollard (Bosun); 15th: Alan Comber and John Weller (Enterprise); 16th: John Savage (Otter)

Pursuit Five

JOHN Savage in his Otter was first to start but couldn’t fight off his pursuers.

Vicki Duncalf (Topper) started four minutes later and held off everyone but Roger Heasman with Sally Wills in the Bosun who had started five minutes after her and went on to win the race.

Steve Axford had the best start in that he crossed the line less than a second after his appointed time. He made good use of it, getting up from 14th to 5th.

James Pollard was the last to start in his Blaze, an exotic beast the width of a king-sized bed with tubular extensions that make it even wider. He’d been lapped before he even started and could only make up a place or two.

Four boats started on the same time; the Solos of Paul Whybrow and Adam Hilton, the Streaker of Robin Spiller which has a similar handicap, and the Radial of Jane Chadney. Whybrow led away but Jane did best, getting up to third by the end.

Winners: Roger Heasman and Sally Wills (Bosun); Runner-up: Vicki Duncalf (Topper); 3rd: Jane Chadney (Laser Radial); 4th: Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 5th: Steve Axford (Laser Full); 6th: John Buckett (Otter); 7th: John Savage (Otter); 8th: Nicky Buckett and Linda Spiller (Bosun); 9th: Adam Hilton (Solo); 10th: Penny Abbott (Laser Full); 11th: Paul Whybrow (Solo); 12th: James Pollard (Blaze)

Retired: Brian Pollard and Cilla Gilbert (Bosun) and Robin Spiller (Streaker)

Thanks were expressed to Nathan Pollard who was officer of the day and to Mandy Pollard for the photos.