Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Photo: Rhiann Bramwell

Toppers racing

Sunday’s (25 June) racing at the lake began with the Summer Pursuit Race where boats start in a timed sequence, led by the slower Topper dinghies.

Thus Millie and her sister Annabel Hayfield led for much of the race. Nick Brook in his Phantom appeared to be the leading challenger overtaking other boats until he capsized with a minute to go to the finish.

Richard and Heather Marsh in their RS400 were closing fast and took the win with the Hayfields in second and third places.

The streams of wind were running parallel to the Lakebank shore and gave good conditions for racing in the two later races.

Tom Sander Daniel in his Laser proved to be master of the shifts taking the wins though he was just 10 seconds ahead of Mike Smith in his Solo in the first one. Up to this point the day had been summery and then came the rain.

A few continued to sail in the second race where Tom beat Nick Hornsby, also Solo, to win. In that race, Adam and Jacob Din were out in their 420 dinghy, with Jacob crewing on a trapeze to finish third.

Over the weekend, Jasper Bramwell was racing in his Topper at Rutland Water in a Championship. This was the final of a series of events.

In a fleet of 86 boats, Jasper finished second overall and third over the whole series, an excellent result.