The Thames Valley Bowl Series got off to a boisterous start on 14 th March with a Southerly that gusted anywhere between force 2 and 6 throughout the day at Wraysbury Lake Sailing Club's Enterprise Open Meeting. The course, which made use of the entire lake, with 3 beats, 2 reaches and a very fast long run to complete each lap, proved capable of capsizing boats anywhere along it's length.
By the time racing was abandoned at the end of the 3rd race 6 boats had persevered and so the leader board in this years Thames Valley Bowl looks like this:
- Ann Jackson and Alan Skeens Burghfield SC
- Andy and Nigel Bird Littleton SC
- Peter Lynch and Paul Holland Wraysbury Lake SC
- Colin Hall and Kim Wilkinson Wraysbury Lake SC
- Andrew and Alison Struthers Wraysbury Lake SC
- Chris Ryder Richardson and Bill Higgins Wraysbury Lake SC
Collecting her prize, Ann Jackson, while looking out of the clubhouse window at the wind and rain whip across the lake, aptly commented that this was the race that heralded the start of the summer season. Happy sailing.
Colin Hall
Enterprise Fleet Captain
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