Class Association
Lack of wind caused our sainted RO to cancel today’s (day 3) racing. But there were no angry pirates in Penzance, after 2 races yesterday in a force 3-4. Matt Mee and Emma Norris will be disappointed with their mere third in Race 3, won by the chesticular Ian Martin. Andy and Jill Peters’ tactical uber-strategem of falling from 3rd to 10th on the last leg, resulted in coveted Gate Boat status in race 4. This therefore also defaulted them into the right side of the course and 2nd place in race 4, won by Matt Mee and Emma Norriss – who engineered a proper outcome by hiking like badgers to the RH side of the course.
As for Duchy Originals, James Peters was premature with Olympian Alison Young in Race 2, contriving to get an OCS in a gate start (and the much-vaunted ‘Duckhams’ award – a sort of Darwin Award thing for when things are FUBAR. He sort of zuffled past the gate boat before the gun had gone. The forfeit involves wearing a semi-floral reach around frock for the next day’s racing). The safety officer was also the grateful receiver of same for falling in the English Channel. He couldn’t miss it.
Winners of the poshest-names-in-a-boat are Max Stennett-Howard and Rupert Molyneaux. No sign of them, but the Glorious 12th was yesterday. Anything with feathers and a pulse …
Rob Janering remains the last gold fleeter. In 58th.
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