Plenty of action (and confusion) out on the harbour for the first race of the winter series:
1 - a bit of congestion in the prestart
2 - just after the gun...
3 - Pretty Boy Floyd was over the line at the gun...
4 - ...and turned back to re-start
5 - meanwhile the fleet heads upwind
6 - as PBF recovers
7 - Andiamo leads at the bottom mark
8 - The Guarantee having spinnaker issues...
9 - Flying Boat rounds on the inside, and the race is on...
10 - ...but Flying Boat tacks away
11 - Flying Circus heading upwind
12 - Clear Vision tacks, and gets a caught in a puff
13 - ...meanwhile, the rest of the fleet is rounding the bottom mark
14 - Flying Colours experiments with an air brake. Note the tear just next to the sail no.
15 - Esprit and Loaded Hog roll past Flying Colours as it sorts out its wayward kite
16
17 - not a good idea to run over your kite, but Cantilena seemed to sort themselves out
18 - Andiamo rolling along in the second run
19 - ...right past the bottom mark
20 - PBF makes the same mistake, meanwhile, The Guarantee spots an opportunity
21 - ...and drapes their kite all over their rig
22 - Andiamo re-rounds the mark between The Guarantee and Flying Boat
23 - Andiamo on starboard, with the bowman making sure Flying Boat gives way...
24 - strangely, Andiamo bears off, and disappears downwind
25 - lots of gesturing
26 - ...and discussions with the Committee Boat
27 - ...and more pointing and arm waving...
28 - no idea what this was about
29
30 - St Laurence takes line honours
31 - ...followed by The Guarantee and Flying Boat
32 - full race results are here
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