Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club: 12 March

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Hollingworth Lake

The forecast for the lake on Sunday was for a moderate westerly wind.

It did not mention that there would also be strong gusts. So it was that only one boat did not capsize out racing.

Richard and Heather Marsh have more experience racing together in their RS400 than the other 3 similar boats out in these conditions, and comfortably won the first and second races. After that, they decided that was enough.

Full marks should go to the Juniors who were out. Chris Massey, with young Jasper Bramwell as crew, was also out in a RS400. They finished the first in second place, then had a third place and won the last race, due to Jasper’s keenness to be out.

Millie Hayfield and Lauren Marsh, in their Toppers, both had several capsizes, but kept on racing. Millie’s scoreline was third, second and third. She beat Lauren in the first race, who retired from the second one. Lauren then beat Millie in the last one.

The enthusiasm and skill of these young sailors in such testing conditions was great.