Race Report 11th May 2025
Another beautiful warm sunny day with a strong wind from the East. This time blowing upstream off the Middlesex bank. Due to the curve in the river, it was a cleaner wind on the A Course although it was still coming off the bank a little. A long A course with 2 buoys, one off the Bell & Crown and the other off the City Barge was laid. Becky Hayes in her Mirror Wagtail, Keith Clarke in the laser Kaia, and three single-handed Enterprises Big Polly with Rob Adams, Porpoise with Lev Kolobov and Zephyr with James Armitage took to the water shepherded by Dave Baker in the safety boat and overseen by Heather Adams as OOD.
The gusty wind coming over the houses of Strand on the Green was difficult to handle and both Keith and Becky retired leaving the three Enterprises to battle each other and the gusts. After an hour and six laps James came in first followed by Lev (6 laps) and Rob (5 laps). Thank you to Dave for managing the safety boat and Heather for being OOD.
James Armitage
Next week its another A or B course, starting at 17:30
