Bright blue skies and a light breeze from the west set the scene for races 2 and 3. The drive to the river Blackwater with trees coated in frost and bright sunlight strobing across the roads to the fields glistening in their winter décor, and sadly a greater number of road kill than we had seen a long while, made for a melancholy mindset not akin to taking on the cut and thrust of the days sail boat racing.
The fleet was still down in numbers with some notable competitors missing but more boats preparing than the previous week.
Geoffrey Walkley was this week’s head of race box and the course was quickly posted but the support boat crews appeared to be delayed in the galley. With the river not being frozen over the warning flag was hoisted to time and the fleet removed the finger and made a hasty launch.
Jacko and Lorna came off the start line like a squeezed carrot rounding the first mark well clear ahead and was not to be seen again, followed by Dean and Jono ‘Hornet’ and Malcolm and Phil ‘Laser 4000’.
The race took place in Mayland bay and the top of Lawling creek with the legs being not too long; tough work for the mostly unfit well seasoned sailors such as Jacko and Philip, who now found himself at the front end of a skiff type asymmetric sailboat with wings. Philip who is the most seen Mayland sailor having the highest number of turn outs in 2009, is a credit to the fleet and not shy to take it on and was still smiling having taken a clear lead in the “Splat the Duck competition” with two capsizes in the different boat adding bonus points for the two rolling ducklings before getting back in control of the 4000, plus owning up to it being an error on his behalf.
Thanks to Alan Johnson for sending in the photos
More info at http://www.maylandseabay-sc.org.uk/
The fleet was still down in numbers with some notable competitors missing but more boats preparing than the previous week.
Geoffrey Walkley was this week’s head of race box and the course was quickly posted but the support boat crews appeared to be delayed in the galley. With the river not being frozen over the warning flag was hoisted to time and the fleet removed the finger and made a hasty launch.
Jacko and Lorna came off the start line like a squeezed carrot rounding the first mark well clear ahead and was not to be seen again, followed by Dean and Jono ‘Hornet’ and Malcolm and Phil ‘Laser 4000’.
The race took place in Mayland bay and the top of Lawling creek with the legs being not too long; tough work for the mostly unfit well seasoned sailors such as Jacko and Philip, who now found himself at the front end of a skiff type asymmetric sailboat with wings. Philip who is the most seen Mayland sailor having the highest number of turn outs in 2009, is a credit to the fleet and not shy to take it on and was still smiling having taken a clear lead in the “Splat the Duck competition” with two capsizes in the different boat adding bonus points for the two rolling ducklings before getting back in control of the 4000, plus owning up to it being an error on his behalf.Jenny Ball ‘Laser Radial’ is putting together good race moves staying out of the tide and rounding the race marks in a smooth well handled fashion, finishing with a 4th and a 5th to be 3rd overall. 
Peter Playle ‘Laser’ appeared pretty cool, sailing well (we think he is missing Martin Tarling, fellow Laser sailor) and had it not been for a touch of over excitement and the missing out of the penultimate mark 2, which was noted by the race box and quickly followed by the return too and the rounding of, had a good day out in the sun finishing with two 3rd to be 2nd over all.
Peter Playle ‘Laser’ appeared pretty cool, sailing well (we think he is missing Martin Tarling, fellow Laser sailor) and had it not been for a touch of over excitement and the missing out of the penultimate mark 2, which was noted by the race box and quickly followed by the return too and the rounding of, had a good day out in the sun finishing with two 3rd to be 2nd over all.Dean and Jono built up the tempo in the second start of the day leaving the fleet for dead and leading out to Jetty race mark battling with the Merlin and the 4000. Sadly losing out on the tight three sailed reach to mark 4 off of the north side saltings to finish with two 2nds but having missed day 1 is carrying a DNS.
Jacko and Lorna are showing a little bit of form, with Lorna showing not a lot of face, but a lot of teeth and with the race box commenting, “your first spinnaker leg was as bad as you are likely to see” there must be room for improvement. And with 4 race wins and 8 races to come, ‘the fat lady has not entered the stage’
Next race day Feb. 14th at 11:05 races 5 and 6
More info at http://www.maylandseabay-sc.org.uk/Overall
Alan Jackson and Lorna Laval Merlin 3 Points
Peter Playle Laser 8 PointsJenny Ball Laser Radial 11 Points
Dave Russell and Gary Jackson Lark 15 Points 
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