The first sail of the season for the club, based on the shore of Loch Long, had a gentle breeze to play with on Saturday, April 25, as eight vessels made it to the start line.
With the wind flicking between the south and east, there were some tricky shifts to contend with and there were plenty of banana skins to tread on in the shape of holes in the wind.
At the start, Electra and Dolphin seemed to get away nicely with Sula tucked in just behind. By the windward mark, Electra had the lead just ahead of Sula and Dolphin, whilst Ornsay was going well in fourth.
Spinnakers were deployed and the run down to Cove was quite brisk to begin with. On the final approach, the wind suddenly died, then quickly filled from the east. This was an opportunity for some, and Dolphin managed to get back past Sula at the mark with Ornsay now hot on their heels.
Sonara was not far away, just ahead of Allegro and Viva, whilst the Legend was going well under her big red spinnaker.
Spinnakers were raised again for leg two and it was the same drill down to Cove.
There was a repeat of round one, with a sticky patch on the approach to the mark. This time, Electra got stuck in the parking lot and Sula was the one to benefit, moving briskly from third at the previous mark to take the lead.
At the finish, Sula took the win from Electra whilst Ornsay did a great job to bag third.
Sonara had a late comeback to squeeze out Dolphin at the finish for fourth. Allegro just finished ahead of the Legend and Viva rounded out the finishers.
The club said on social media: "It was a beautiful afternoon and there were plenty of refreshments available onshore along with some great live music.
"A great start to the season."
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