Well, what a great day at the office. There’s something I never said in my working days! Considering it’s the middle of winter we couldn’t have had a better day for an afternoon at the lake.

The day started with the clubs AGM and Prizegiving followed by some sandwiches then it was a short stroll back to the club house to open up. As the meeting was so well run, we had plenty of time before racing was due to start. ARO for the day Clyde got the dinghy out and before you knew it there was a course set and the members could either sit in the sun, eat their lunch and have a chat or get their boats in the water and get some practice in. Some people chose to do both.

After a quick briefing and getting the computer set up 23 boats took to the water to do battle over six races using the Mark Foy starting system. A light north nor-east breeze fluctuated down the course giving plenty of opportunities for moves to be made both up and down the fleet. The good thing was there was always a little bit of wind to keep the yachts moving. Two laps of the course were completed by the leading boats In 15 to 20 minutes. A number of skippers commented on how the enjoyed the course, you can thank Clyde for putting the marks in the right spots.

It was a pleasant day to do race officer’s duties while watching all the action and listening to the chat. There were a few marks nudged, some penalties taken and plenty of good clean racing. Thanks to Clyde and those that helped to make today’s sailing so pleasant. Congratulations to those that made the podium today. Russell Wenham.