Hunts Sailing Club hosted the Eastern Traveller Toppers on 21 June. The forecast was for light winds, but in true Hunts fashion the fleet was greeted with a good but shifty wind. With 37 entries, including 14 from the host club, the day was set for some good racing.

VINTAGE MERLINS AT HUNTS SC

A poor weather forecast deterred a number of potential visitors from making the journey to Hunts SC on 12 May. A fresh westerly breeze with gusts to 25 mph greeted the four boats that took to the water. OOD Richard Christmas set a series of 3 races each of approximately 40 minutes duration, which were sailed around a figure of eight course comprising beats & reaches. Conditions were testing for both boats and crews and offers by the OOD to extend the duration of the races were firmly but politely turned down!

Comet Open 2007

15 visitors joined 3 home boats at Hunts SC on 29th April. At the beginning of the day the weather conditions were overcast with a force 2/3 blowing from the north east. The race officer set a course which was challenging for the competitors as they had to judge the wind bends on both beats. The same course was used throughout the day.
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