Last weekend Jack and Callum took part in the Zone Champs at Largs. An early start to proceedings on Saturday required journeying down on Friday evening arriving about 22:00 at our B&B. Curious set up involved booking with No. 22, sleeping in No. 26 and eating breakfast in No. 18 and sharing one bathroom with all guests in No. 26!
The almost 100 strong band of competiting sailors was divided into Topper (35), Optimist (6) and Handicap classes on one course, Windsurfers (18) on a second course and a "Regatta" (less advanced) fleet (16) on a third. Race officer for this latter fleet was NoSSS Head Coach Paul Bartlett at short notice!!
Richard (E) spent the weekend on one of the RYA Coach ribs with Matt and additionally with Kirsty on Sunday. Very interesting to see the coaches in action and some useful coaching tips picked up as well as how to improve his own sailing!
Both days were very shifty; F1-F3 from the WSW on Saturday and on Sunday a much lighter Wly. Each day was punctuated with rain squalls from the W and NW. The challenge for the fleet was to see the shift or the gust coming in time to take advantage of it or to limit the damage! Both J & C has good and bad "luck" out on the track and achieved some good placings with overall positions for Jack at 3rd and Callum 9th. Both made 2nd place in one race.
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