A good SW'ly breeze with sunshine; nine boats and helms to steer them. Course A: Start BO/OR - 7 - O(wing) - W - 3 - 7 - O - W - 1 Fin' 4/OB. 3 windward beats and two long runs to the leeward mark(s).
12 skippers travelled to Lakeside in warm sunshine only to be greeted with gathering clouds and rising wind with the possibility (realised) of rain later. Undeterred, Chris set a course of B/R, P, Q,