Campbell Race 3 - Downriver
Race Officers & SB1: Graham Douglas and Graham Bagnall Safety Boat 2: Digby Koe and Ollie Bennett Another day, another downriver race. Not much wind forecast and not much wind in evidence as a quorum gradually appeared in the lovely autumn sunshine. There was so little wind that the race officer was concerned he would be sending a fleet on a driftathon, which for the racers would have been frustrating and make a mockery of the handicapping. As they often say for the annual Round the Island race on a windless day a plastic crate could get round the course and win on handicap. The option of the venerable AP flag and a postponement is not possible with a tidal river race, so a consensus was arrived at. We would try for a race. We would consider shortening the course if the tide looked like changing before we reached our normal turning point and restart everybody for the return journey and aggregate the results in an attempt to keep the fleet together. Sun-cream and sail area were the ...