Campbell Downriver - Richard's report
Sunday 20th October 2019 The Campbell Downriver originally looked like there was going to be no wind. Then it looked like there was going to be too much wind. But on the day we had perfect sailing conditions, even if a wee bit chilly for those unfortunate enough to find themselves in safety boats. We had a fleet of six single handlers. Renato (In a Laser of course), Sally (in a Laser of course), Jakob (in a Laser continuing to confuse towpath-ers that an Estonian 2012 Olympic sailor was on the loose), Sara and Allan each in their own Solos and finally Chris in a delightfully looking Streaker (ignorance had me check this was the correct name for a boat…). For the race team and safety boats, we had the splendid support of Ollie Bennett, David Barton-Grimley, Amy Swash and myself (Richard Graham). As my downriver tide predicting history isn’t without a blemish, we made sure the boats were off within a safe period of time from the ‘on the water’ deadline. This is one of the most difficult...