Early Helm Saturday 26 April 2025

Published 12:39 on 28 Apr 2025

Saturday 26 April 2025 Early Helm 3 and 4

Sixteen racers competed where all classes share the same start as a Handicap fleet.

The wind was a light 5 knots from the east and difficult for Race Officer, Bruce Dupée, to set a good windward mark but he laid a mark east of Hook.

The fleet then were sent down to Bowling and back, completing one lap in the race time parameters.

Stephen Holcroft's Solo finished first with an impressive lead from Mark Harper, Solo, second. It was good to see the two Pearson juniors racing with the handicap fleet in Laser 4.7 s and finishing with a creditable performance.

The fourth race of the series followed the same course and again Holcroft and Harper took the first two places on handicap.

The two juniors had their own short fun course. Archie beat Freddie by 8 seconds after 35 minutes!