Week two on Sunday morning (November 9th) of Howth Yacht Club's 50th Anniversary Frostbite Series delivered excellent racing conditions write Cormac Farrelly, with a steady westerly breeze and flat seas providing a marked contrast to last week's light and shifty opener. The race management team took full advantage of the favourable conditions, setting an Olympic course for both races.
With low water at 11:45 and a flooding tide throughout the racing, competitors had to factor in the increasing tidal influence as the morning progressed. While the wind direction remained relatively stable, oscillating 15 degrees either side of west, some competitors found themselves caught out by over-enthusiastic starts in the second race, leading to individual recalls.
This opening event marks the beginning of the first half of the series, which will run every Sunday until December 15th. A special thanks goes out to the race management team who took full advantage of the stable conditions to deliver two excellent races. Racing continues next Sunday, where competitors will be hoping the steady breeze remains but perhaps with fewer unexpected swimming opportunities for the skiff sailors.
Results here :- https://hyc.ie/results
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