OOD: Kiran / Pacu Biekarck; Safety Boat: Tim Young,
Course: D; Weather: overcast, light rain at the end of the day, wind: NNE/N, 6-12 knots, F2-4 B.
Kiran and Pacu kindly took on the duty of OOD so that Lev could sail. Many thanks to them.
Three boats launched: Lev Kolobov solo in Porpoise (Enterprise); Chris Greenwood with the Commodore (Felicia Biekarck) in Distant Thunder (Leader); and Keith Clarke in Kaia (Laser).
It was a pleasant sail downstream with a following light breeze. Buoy placed near to Chiswick Pier and all boats had a long return trip because the tide was not particularly strong and in places, especially down stream of Chiswick Bridge the river was like a mill pond due to lack of wind.
On my own in the safety boat. One boat (Porpoise) capsized but Lev rapidly righted the boat and did not lose his lead.
The order remained the same throughout the race and after roughly 2 hours the finishing order was Lev, then Chris, then Keith.
Tim Young (from the Safety Boat)
Next Sunday it’s an A or B course (wind dependant) starting at 14:00.
