By Adam Hilton

UPPER TAMAR LAKE SAILING CLUB RACE REPORT – SUNDAY, JULY 28

Cup Five

WHAT winds there were came from the South West and so the race set off towards the Dam. 

It was hard to know whether to start from the pontoon end of the line on starboard tack or from the other end on port. 

The three Lasers knew and made Dam Green in one tack from close up to the pontoon, Jane Anderson leading. 

The two Solos didn’t know and took two tacks to get round the buoy. 

Nathan Pollard’s Laser was neck and neck with Bob Sampson’s at Zebra and took over the lead from Jane Anderson on the way back from Pinkie. 

Dave Perrett’s Solo led Adam Hilton’s for most of the race but Adam had a spell in front to Pinkie. 

Because the winds were so light (and disappeared on occasion), the race was shortened to two laps.

Results: 1 Nathan Pollard (Laser Full); 2 Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 3 Jane Anderson (Laser Full); 4 Dave Perrett (Solo); 5 Adam Hilton (Solo); 6 Roger Heasman and Jenny Routley (Bosun).

Sailboat Six

LINDA Spiller (Laser Full), Robin Spiller (Solo) and John Dabbs (Bosun, Adam Hilton crewing) joined the fleet and Linda had a good race, getting over the start line first and winning a race-long tussle with Bob Sampson. 

The Dabbs/Hilton Bosun, on the other hand, retired after one very slow lap. 

The Solos swapped places a good deal with Robin Spiller eventually prevailing. Nathan Pollard again led from early on.

Results: 1 Nathan Pollard (Laser Full); 2 Jane Anderson (Laser Full); 3 Linda Spiller (Laser Full); 4 Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 5 Robin Spiller (Solo); 6 Dave Perrett (Solo). Retired: John Dabbs and Adam Hilton (Bosun).

Thanks were given to Brian Pollard and Natasha Routley who ran the races and took the photos.