PLENTY of club members came to Tamar Lake on another very windy Sunday, but only five decided to take to the water.

Geoff Floyd, who was running the show, had multiple assistants!

The resultant fleet consisted of three Lasers, the 4.7s of Bob Sampson and James Pollard and the Radial of James Pollard, the Solo of Adam Hilton and the Topper of Eliot Pomeroy.

Sampson was first away with Nathan Pollard following but it was the Solo which made the most of the wind on the beat-turning-into-a-reach to West Red.

That lead was lost to Bob Sampson after the pack had run at speed across the centre of the lake to Inlet White and had to tack to round the headland and make for Far.

Both the Topper and the Solo found tacking back from Far hard in the narrow stretch of water available between the bank and the day’s competition fishermen; Hilton suffered a capsize and Pomeroy retired at the end of the lap.

The second lap saw Hilton also give up the unequal struggle after being up-ended again at West.

Also on that lap Nathan Pollard took Sampson’s lead but he only held it until Inlet on the third lap when he capsized.

A circuit of the course was taking an exhausting 18 to 20 minutes and the officer of the day shortened the race from four to three laps.

Bob Sampson crossed the finish line a good 15 seconds ahead of Nathan Pollard, whose Radial handicap demoted him.

The winds continued to gain in strength and capriciousness and, with a general lack of enthusiasm for more racing, the afternoon’s Cup race was cancelled.