Today was a very busy one at Lake Victoria, the CJCO Association holding their match racing there starting at 10:00am.  It was agreed with RO, Rod Liddy that he would set out a course for their event in front of the clubhouse and that the CMYC would have the lake east of the willow tree. We had a relatively strong ENE wind, so our top mark was the northern of the two ducks with a second mark just 4 boat lengths to the north of it and a wing mark on the north of the start finish which was halfway between the willow tree and the fishing wharf.  The bottom mark was out from the willow tree.

Just 14 boats entered so we changed the racing from the scheduled A B C fleet racing to a Mass Start.  It looked like it could be a VJ benefit day, but Daylele Hobson had other ideas.  There were 6 different winners with Al Ross holding up the honours for the VJs.

The blustery conditions presented some challenges for the sailors with a few tangles, but all seemed to be good humored.  The wind changed to north-west for a short while which foxed some of the newer members but then changed back to the ENE.  Races took approximately 15 minutes each, so we managed to get in 8 heats.

Congratulations to the podium placers, Dayele Hobson, Al Ross and Clyde Rogers.

I wish to thank my able assistant Ross Mills for his help and volunteering to sail the ‘Norm Hill’ to put out and retrieve the marks. RO Peter Fisher