A mild Sou'westerly breeze kept four competitors focussed on sailing their metre yachts around course 'A' and then 'B' after mark #8 was dropped in favour of beating straight upwind to #7. Close racin
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).
Six IOM helmsmen turned out to race their boats in breezy conditions. Rigs were soon changed from 'A' to 'B' or 'Top' to 'Working' across the fleet bar one. Five boats ready to sail, #55 requiring a m