MORE than 20 boats waited near the committee boat at Royal Cornwall Yacht Club anchored close to the eastern shore, writes Harold Martin.
The IRC One beat westwards towards Sunbeam in a gentle breeze much lighter than the brisk wind of the afternoon.
A patriotic threesome of multihulls reached south-east under red, white and blue spinnakers, separating as the breeze freshened away from the shelter of Trefusis.
They arrived at Sunbeam in a close line with the leader only half a boat’s length in the lead.
With spinnakers hoisted for the run south, the seven in IRC Two beat towards the same windward mark.
Daring and Per Elisa led the group at the rear watching the two leaders, Black Dog and Too Insatiable, gain even further distance from them.
Pascos Jaguar chased the two in front but Per Elisa just held the lead while Daring was having trouble hoisting and powering up their reacher.
At Pendennis Point as the IRC Two group neared Carricknath, Temeraire and Macavity were neck and neck, but on dropping the spinnaker hoisting the genoa, the former got in front.
As the IRC One group turned the Maenporth buoy, Too Insatiable was ahead and going at maximum speed while the others chased vainly.
RESULTS
IRC ONE
1st Per Elisa - R Tregear
2nd Daring - D & C Bloor
3rd Jackdaw - T Cook
IRC TWO
1st Macavity - J Hicks
2nd Scorpion - G Davies
3rd Hero - C Wilson
MOCRA
1st Crackerjack - M Webb
2nd Flying Circus - D Healey
3rd Firefly - C Gladwell & J Parker
V CLASS
1st Pixy - L Hesling
2nd Milly - R Graffy
3rd Ivy - N de Glanville
U CLASS
1st Moonlighter - P Collins
2nd Coldfeet - N Woodley
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