Perfect conditions greeted the 7 RS Elites taking part in the Summers Shorts and after a short briefing our race officer David Osbourne and his polished Team headed down to the roach on Russ Cashell’s committee boat for the day [many thanks Russ].
The Elites headed down shortly afterwards ready for the first warning signal at 11.55. Special mention and thanks to Jon Sturmer for being in the support rib on his own and doing a great job of laying all the marks.
The racing from the start of race 1 was fast and furious with a good start being paramount as races were scheduled for 25 mins but allowed us to have 2 x upwind and 2 downwind legs and then a short dash to the finishing line. Mark roundings were tight, particularly when the tide had turned and there were some big shifts up the middle of the course for those that spotted them to keep the racing tight.
Overall great fun had by all and this format is ideal for the Elites and keeps all boats involved.
Well done to Graham in ‘Eleanor’ for a 2nd in the series and also to Jack on ‘Boudicca’ for sailing 2 up and spotting the shifts up the middle!

Congrats to Serious Moonlight who sailed consistently and won by 1 point to Excalibur 2nd, followed by Oinksqueal 3rd, equal on pts with Blind Squirrel but holding 3rd on countback emphasizing just how tight the racing is now. Also, over the 4 races, podium spots were taken by 5 different boats.

A big thank you from all the fleet to David Osbourne and his team for setting great courses and running all the races incredibly efficiently, so much so that we were back in the bar by 3pm!!