High tide meant an easy launch from the slipway - when the tide is out its a 1/2 mile walk!
Very light NE winds, the fleet barely made it to the start but a small increase in pressure got the fleet underway. Lots of boats chose to start through the gate early to get to the supposedly advantageous left side of the course. By lap 3 the wind gave up entirely and the fleet struggled to finish. The rule is that you must finish within one hour of the first boat finishing otherwise you will be scored as DNF or Did Not Finish. unfortunately for some of teh fleet that was the case.
The highlight of the race was the reach to the final mark which took some 45 minutes sitting going nowhere into the tide, and sometimes backwards. Then the wind swung 180 degrees and allowed us to get moving again.
Dave and Betty came from well back in the fleet to finish 15th while we finisheed 18th with 18 minutes left on the clock. Two other RSC boats finished: Alan & Sophie and Patrick & Bill. Unfortunately Guy&Katie and Jamie&Freya got caught way out in the tide and were scored DNF.
Tomorrow's forecast looks light again, but no one wants another race like that one.
Team RSC took to Tenby's beautiful South Beach for football and Ultimate Frisbee (bit like netball but with a frisbee) before the spectacular Firework display in the harbour. Thank you Tenby!
