Upper Tamar Lake Sailing Club race report — Sunday, November 3

Frostbite Six

A FAIRLY benign morning saw seven boats on the water with wind of force 2-3.

Linda Spiller in her laser 4.7 and John Dabbs in his new Bosun were a little early at the start line and had to re-round the start buoy.

Nathan Pollard (Laser 4.7) soon developed a healthy lead during the first lap with the Bosuns of John Buckett with crew Sally Wills and Brian Pollard with ‘new crew’ Robin Spiller in hot pursuit. Then the rain set in and a vicious gust nearly caught Nathan Pollard out, but he skilfully avoided a capsize at Dam.

Linda Spiller was valiantly chasing her husband Robin, but helm John managed to benefit from some nice gusts and forged ahead.

Meanwhile the toppers of Jane Anderson and Vicki Duncalf were sailing parallel and did a synchronised gybe around Dam with Anderson emerging in the lead.

In the second lap both Linda Spiller and Brian Pollard overtook John Buckett. The two Bosuns were at Dam mark together but Brian Pollard pulled away first.

In the second and third laps Anderson extended her lead over Vicki. The winner once the handicaps were applied, was Nathan Pollard.

Winner: Nathan Pollard (Laser 4.7); Runner-up: Jane Anderson (Topper); 3rd: John Buckett and Sally Wills (Bosun); 4th: Vicki Duncalf (Topper); 5th: Brian Pollard and Robin Spiller (Bosun); 6th: John Dabbs and Paul Petvin  (Bosun); 7th: Linda Spiller (Laser 4.7).

Icicle Six

THE wind had risen considerably for the second race and together with the rain it made for miserable and challenging conditions.

Soon white caps started appearing but the boats continued to plough through the waves with their masts waving in the gusts.

Nathan Pollard had a good lead right from the start. Jane Anderson (Topper) soon moved into second place as she planed spectacularly down to Dam buoy, she was followed by Brian Pollard in the Bosun, now with Sally Wills as crew.

Vicki Duncalf (Topper) overtook John Dabbs and crew Paul Petvin (Bosun) in the strengthening winds on the plane down to Dam.

Dabbs and Petvin retired, but the remaining boats continued to stay afloat and complete a shortened course, which was due to deteriorating conditions.

Winner: Nathan Pollard (Laser 4.7); Runner-up: Jane Anderson (Topper); 3rd: Vicki Duncalf (Topper); 4th: Brian Pollard and Sally Wills (Bosun).

Retired: John Dabbs and Paul Petvin (Bosun).