Campbell 8, 8th December 2019 - Joseph's report
RACE REPORT In the race box: Joseph Cabon & Elaine Agius In the safety boat: Jen Black & Sara Bennett SBSC sailors shared the river with the rowing club next door, who were having a series of short races, with rowers dressed in Christmas costume. There was really good wind from the west; 11-14 mph with occasional gusts of up to 31 mph. An elongated triangle course was laid with (in theory) two long reaches & a short run. Originally six laps long, the race was reduced to four after the first lap. Ben & Sina in the Albacore led virtually from the start, remaining in front on the water throughout. Close behind, & seemingly tied to them with short elastic, was Renato in a Laser radial. The elastic snapped on the third lap when Renato lost ground tacking to avoid the football club no-go area, and from then on there was a bigger gap between Ben & Sina and Renato. Allan was third on the water all the way. Further back there was another short elastic – this t...