Day
3 of the RS800 Nationals at the RS Games brought a new wind direction
and racing out in Weymouth Bay, it would be a day or �snakes and
ladders� as the shifty NE breeze was rolling off the west cliffs of
Weymouth.
Race
6 started in 6 to 7 knots but as the fleet split it became apparent
that the boats on the left were sailing into more breeze as they
approached the cliffs and the left hand lay line, this localized breeze
dominated the whole race with huge difference in pressure between the
windward and leeward marks resulting huge place changes throughout the
race. Stevie Wilson/Alain Sign took it all in their stride to take
another win, followed by Justin Deal/Ollie Page in 2nd and Ian Martin/Jony Clegg in 3rd.
As
boats struggled to finish the race the AP was hosted and the wait for
wind began, in a search for more breeze, James Gollop moved the course area away
from the cliffs and closer to Weymouth town, after a relatively short
wait, the breeze filled in to give a shifty 12-15 knots. Race 7 got
underway and again the dash to the left lay line began, plenty of place
changes ensued behind the now familiar sight of Stevie and Alain�s green
spinnaker, with the final results being Stevie Wilson/Alain Sign, Dave
Hivey/James Stewart 2nd and Tom Halhead/Stu Jagger 3rd.
A
fantastic sail in from the course brought the fleet back through the
harbour and past the other fleets providing a beautiful spectacle for
the now very busy WPNSA.
