A hotly contested start line. Photo by Peter Collie.
Sprint RacingLast Saturday was shaping up to be a great day on the water, the glorious sunshine in the morning had presented a 10 knot westerly, which promptly turned to ZERO knots at the 12pm briefing. Still, with sailors enthusiastic to give it a go (and a promise from the weatherman of NE for the afternoon), we set out on the bay and initially made preparations for a racecourse for where the wind was last seen to the west. Our two Safety Rescue Boats proved equally versatile for towing the fleet of 10-15 Lasers from the club to the course – thanks to our race team on the