VC not available so I sailed with Mark! Mervyn with Callum, Andy with Mark, Roger and Tony. It was a super morning - some sun and a lovely if somewhat flukey wind, F3 gusting 4 and a tight first reach which rewarded those who resisted the temptation to put up spinnakers. All were roughly on the line for the first start with Andy in particular going fast and pointing high. He was first at the windward mark and then up went his spinnaker. Firths caught up by the end of the first reach and were ahead at the lee mark after a splendid planing run. . Wind flukes made the next two beats chancy but we maintained sufficient lead to the finish. Andy and Mervyn fought closely over second place. (I think Andy made it).
John Watling was there with his beautiful woody but did not race.
