Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club

9 sailors attended Lakeside to compete in the 2nd round of the Sep-Oct series and were greeted with a WNW breeze which made selecting a course which provided an upwind start line challenging. After some debate R/3, Y, P, Y, P, R/3 was used for the first race and then O, 1 were inserted on the second lap instead of Y and that provided a semblance of a beat. 10 heats were sailed (Roger arriving late unfortunately missing the first 2) and the variable wind conditions provided ma

Many thanks to Roger for again supplying the details of today's racing. Eleven skippers gathered at the lakeside which was just starting to show a bit of greening following the recent rain. The water level was, however, still low water Springs. The first event of meteorological autumn required the adding and removal of layers given the distinct chill in the air. A spirited southerly breeze gave a beat from the start which was between a laid mark and 3, to 8. From there a s