Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club

My thanks to Julyan for providing the details of today's racing: 11 DF65 sailors turned up to race. Westerly breezes were accompanied by gusts from the north, gifted via gaps on the west bank. Score sheet provided courtesy of JB(#02); course legend from CW(#06):- 1/ OR – Pink-OR-3-Pink-1 – M/Pink. Five races were achieved before break time, during which the dinghy was launched a) to rescue sail #161(with servo issue) from the southern overhang of fauna and b) to bring marks f

9 sailors arrived at Lakeside to compete in the second round of the May-Jun series. The weather was initially fine with a blustery SW breeze, and the mid-morning rain shower cleared quickly and we ended in bright sunshine. The course today was Y/2, M, P, Y, 3, P, Y, M/P and 9 heats were raced. Variable gusts and lulls approaching M caused a few pile-ups and the lulls approaching the finish tended the increase the blood pressure of the helm of the boat ahead. Those who managed