The early morning fog had lifted by nine, and the high humidity was easing fast. There were still dire warnings of “high heat” and a “thunderstorm watch”, but that couldn’t deter the ten members from bringing their boats to the cove this morning. The tide was approaching a low at noon, and the WSW wind was about 8 mph. It was in the mid to high eighties and quite humid.

Kim was back from the geysers and waterfalls of Iceland and guided the DroneBuoy to its position as one of the starting marks, with the pin being the shore-most mark on this occasion.

The course was south to the blue mark, and sometimes the green as well, then north to the yellow mark, twice around with all marks taken to port.

Judy was there to score and keep track of things, and Connie was there to assist. Thank you both very much.

It was good to see Wilkie, who paid us a visit for a while, and good to see Greg back in good racing form. We missed you both.

Fokka won the first race of the six and went on to win another four. Greg was the only other sailor who won today. Needless to say, Fokka is today’s Champion with 5 points. Second place was more difficult to determine as Wes took two second places, as did Bill. Rob and Nick took the other two second places. Greg took three third places,, Wes took two, and Rob and Greg took one each.

So, Greg and Wes were tied on 15 points, but Greg gets second place by virtue of his win.

It was very hot at the cove, and we had a water break after the third race. Rob took the opportunity to replace his sails. That seemed to work as he finished second in the fourth race. In the fifth, he got tangled with weed, and he missed the sixth as he had a family commitment. Bill also sat out the last three races as his transmitter batteries died.

Despite the really hot conditions, everyone had a good, if sometimes frustrating, time.

Well done, everyone!

The full results are attached and can be found with all the other news on our website, mhbmyc.org

Competition resumes next Tuesday, July 15th, when the tide will be high at 12.14.

Whatever you do in the meantime, stay safe, be kind, and have fun.

Derek