Autumn Series

Sunday 18th October: we are at the beginning, we are told, of a period of more changeable weather; and it's certainly chillier. At first today we saw bright intervals and broken cloud, then the cloud became thicker, and in the third race the rain arrived. And how it rained! In the middle of it all was a sudden squall that soaked everybody, and wiped out several boats. That wasn't the only time, though: for most of the day the wind was around northeasterly, F1-3 with varying strength and direction - not obvious reefing weather - but the gusts when they came could be up to F5, so more capsizes.

This was the last day this year with a three-race schedule, and there was a fair turn-out: ten boats in the first two races, then several dropped out, and only four boats got to the finish in the final race.

The morning race had quite a close finish, after correction for handicap: Giles was first, then MikeD, and Tim third. MikeW is still leading the series, and Carol second; Giles has replaced JohnB in third position.

After lunch, in the afternoon series, both races had the same result: MikeD first, by quite a margin, then Giles second and Tim third. Carol is now clear ahead in the series; MikeW is still second, and Giles third. MikeD's two wins today were not enough to bring him into the top three.

Next week brings the end of British Summer Time: sunset time is earlier, and for the rest of the year we have just the one afternoon race to go with the morning one.

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