By Adam Hilton
Upper Tamar Lake Sailing Club race report – Sunday, June 29
SAILBOAT FOUR
ROBIN Spiller’s Solo crept across the start line first on a day of the lightest possible winds.
He was followed by Nathan Pollard’s Aero 7 and Dave Perrett’s Solo, but it was Adam Hilton’s Solo which reached the first buoy, West, in the lead, the choice of port tack having proved advantageous.
The Pollard Aero managed a faster snail pace than any of the Solos and led before they the northernmost buoy.
Returning to Inlet took an age and it became clear that the race would be shortened to one lap, less than one in fact because the finish line was opposite the race hut not in the centre of the Lake as the start had been.
On their way to the Dam the three Solos were in the order Hilton, Perrett, Spiller, until the wind abandoned Hilton and he drifted onto Perrett’s boat which probably then touched Spiller’s.
The first two Solos retired leaving victory to Nathan Pollard, second place to Spiller and third to Routley, Brian Pollard and Natasha Routley (Graduate) having also retired.
TAMAR FIVE
OFFICER of the Day Linda Spiller shortened the course considerably for the three helms with enough determination to undergo another snail pace race.
Even so there was only time to complete two laps as Nathan Pollard’s Aero 7 led with the Pollard/Routley Graduate following until overtaken by Liam Routley’s Laser.
The handicaps left the on-the-water finishing order unchanged.
Many thanks to Linda Spiller who ran the races and to photographer Mandy Pollard.
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