Shamblenauts Jon Tate and Kevin Connor (in that order) in RWH made history last Saturday as the first members of WSC to round the West Shambles mark in a club race, leading a fleet of six boats in the local alternative to Round the Island. After some start-line nerves at the thought of possibly falling off the edge of the world, the race proved to be a great success, the front three boats staying close all the way round a five-hour course, making the most of the impeccable conditions, with the northerly breeze meaning flat water all the way round.
Finally Mark Bugler’s team in Saskia VII proved the winners over Foxed2, RWH and Rocket in the Q class, with La Salmo turning in a creditable finish within the time limit for the W class. The experiment demonstrated that long races are a good way of using the bay and the time limit to best advantage, and we hope for many more boats for the next race on the 15th June – an excellent opportunity to ’shake-down’ before the Cherbourg trip. Thanks as always to Justin for the photos.
S Fraser
Cruiser Class Captain
