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Tim Member  Member#: 238 Location: Registered: 01-06-2003 Diary Entries: 343 Mood: Not enough time to do it all. |
13th July 2006 Windsurfing: Brog Race #8 Wind Direction: E Wind Stength: 2-4 Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: 22 Sea Temperature: 20 Weather: Clear Max Speed: Distance Covered: Race Report from Tony ================ Race 8, 13th July The whole day was spent staring forlornly at the tops of the trees, looking for the barest whisper of a breeze. Finally at about 6pm the odd leaf started to waver a bit. The white whales were heaved, dropped or dragged to the water’s edge! Eight contestants set forth towards the far end of the lake, to tackle a north easterly breeze. Some had to be bribed with the offer of ready rig sales to entice them onto the water “Well there’s no wind, I can’t be bothered” Were Jo’s negative comments. But the promise of a ready rigged sail was enough to persuade her. Suddenly from out of no where sprung up a very respectable breeze. White whales were seen dashing hither and thither, some of them even on the plane, nearly all of them out of control. The starter considered ordering the fleet back home and reverting to short boards and slalom. But it was a long way back and frankly he couldn’t be assed! The whistle went for the two minutes and people were seen crashing backwards and forwards across the start line. Your lake Manager was having considerable difficulty! Trying to blow a whistle, look at a stop watch and still trying to get a reasonable start himself was proving a challenge The start whistle went and Mike George shot into the lead, to be frank that is the last anyone ever saw of him, he positively destroyed the opposition, although Dave Lewis tried to make a race of it, it was all to no avail. Further back Tim, Tony and Chris were battling it out. Tony tried to luff Tim on the first broad reach, failed miserably. Tim covered him; your lake manager still hooked lost all his wind and fell in backwards, taking Tim out as he went. All to the amusement of Chris as he sailed past, all be it a bit gingerly as someone had nobbled his whale and removed all the non slip, his board now resembling a skating ring. Suddenly through the mist came Martin, shouting that well none nautical phrase “Coming through” and then Jo sporting an ex Peter Hart 7.5 ( Guy Cribb eat your heart out) made a run and closed on the lake manager. Mad Janet was flying around in no particular direction, while Jonathan was still trying to come to grips with a race board, frequently pirouetting and then going for short swims! Lap two saw Mike somewhere on the horizon, further back Dave pursued with little hope of achieving anything. Tony had a good upwind leg and clawed himself back into 3rd, while Chris dropped back a bit on his skating ring. Tony now played his trump card at the beginning of the third lap, in a vain attempt to confuse the opposition; he had told some there would be two laps, while others were informed there were actually three. Unfortunately this ploy only worked on Chris who packed in after two laps, convinced he had finished, it nearly worked on Dave, but he was suddenly aware that the rest had carried on while he was heading home, he doubled back just in time to retrieve the situation By the end of lap three Mike was so far ahead that he had changed and was sitting down taking in the view by the time the rest of us appeared. Dave took second while Tim nipped past Tony to take third, Tony was 4th, While Martin did really well to take 5th (Obviously did well with a borrowed 8.5, has he considered buying one I ask myself?) Joe came 6th while Janet lost interest and retired and Chris moaned that he was told it was two laps (You can’t trust anyone these days can you) While the BBQ was consumed. Dave produced a set of scales endeavouring to prove a point! And what point is this you ask? “ Does Mike George have helium in his bones?” |
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