By Adam Hilton

Upper Tamar Lake Sailing Club race report – Sunday, November 3

FROSTBITE SEVEN

SUE Murray’s Laser was the first to cross the start line but the 4.7 square metre sail she was flying wasn’t enough on a day of very light winds coming from the south and east.

Bob Sampson, with a full-sized sail on his Laser, was ahead at the first buoy, Dam Green, and then led each of the three laps.

Linda Spiller, with the middle-sized Radial sail on her Laser, was also ahead of the 4.7 at Dam Green.

First to break the Laser procession was Nathan in the Pollard Tasar, Adam Hilton as crew.

Then Dave Perrett took his Solo from fifth at the second buoy, Inlet, to second at the end of lap two, a position he kept once the handicaps had been applied.

Results: 1 Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 2 Dave Perrett (Solo); 3 Linda Spiller(Laser Radial); 4 Sue Murray (Laser 4.7); 5 Vicki Duncalf (Topper); 6 Nathan Pollard and Adam Hilton (Tasar)

FROSTBITE FIVE

THE winds were so feeble that the only lap took Bob Sampson, the leader, half an hour to complete. John Dabbs’ Bosun, with Natasha Routley as crew, took an age to even reach the first buoy.

Nathan Pollard, now doing better sailing the Tasar single-handed, was able to overtake Bob Sampson and after disposing of Dave Perrett’s Solo, led.

The Tasar’s miserable handicap permitted no victory however which once again went to Sampsonin the season finale.

Results: 1 Bob Sampson (Laser Full); 2 Dave Perrett (Solo); 3 Linda Spiller (Laser Full); 4 Nathan Pollard (Tasar); 5 John Dabbs and Natasha Routley (Bosun).

Thanks were given to the race officer for the day, Robin Spiller, photographers, Mandy Pollard and Natasha Routleyand both Natasha Routley and Brian Pollard for running the safety boat.