After a damp night for campers, perhaps the stormy weather has finally blown through? The day was dry, with lighter, shifty winds that still resulted in a handful of capsizes.
At lunchtime OD Alex took Olivia out to check the winds for the afternoon race when Olivia’s cousin(?) Ethan sailed past, raised a�gennaker bearing the words ‘Marry me’. This was, of course set up by Alex, and he was delighted that Olivia accepted! After a quick toast by Herb, they soon went their separate ways with Alex officiating the afternoon pursuit race, and Olivia looking after the childrens’ party with some cheer leading.
Shortly�after the start, the wind freshened slightly for the pursuit, giving the Mirrors more of a challenge, but they managed to hold off the competition until the final minutes of the 80 min race when Andy & Rob Smith in a GP, and Paul Allen in a Phantom,�took the lead and finished moments apart in that order.
The evening was glorious and 31 boats took part in an early evening race which was run as a single race on fleet handicap basis.
A quiet evening followed barbecuing, and then watching films.