After racing was called off the week before due to bad weather, blue skies were exactly what the Port MacDonnell Sailing Club members were looking for.

With assistance from Chris Jacobs on the rescue boat, race officer Nick Watson set a typical triangle-loop-triangle course for the third race of the season.

Only five boats were on the water for the two races, with Stephen Dyble’s Austral20 ‘Minty’ crossing the start line first and Don McLennan on ‘Harmony’ close behind.

The two 145 dinghies missed the starting sequence and both boats had a delayed start to the first race.

The light winds proved challenging for all boats, with the wind direction changing constantly.

Even with the tricky winds ‘Harmony’ managed to take a considerable lead and was the first boat across the start line.

Peter Douglas in his 145 ‘Em & the Boys’ did well to catch up after the late start and was the second boat to cross the finish line.

The wind picked up just before the start of the second race which made that race quicker and more enjoyable for everyone sailing.

Both 145 dinghies had great starts to the second race with ‘Miki Moto’ skippered by Sharon Holmes starting the race first, with ‘Em & the Boys’ close behind.

The fleet was much closer in the second race with different boats in the lead at different stages of the course.

However, ‘Harmony’ took the lead at the right time and claimed line honours once more.

‘Em & the Boys’ were also second across the line for race two.

Race Results

Race 1: 1st: Harmony (D.McLennan), 2nd: Minty (S.Dyble), 3rd: Em & the Boys (P. Douglas), 4th: Salt Peter (R.White), DNF: Miki Moto (S.Holmes).

Race 2: 1st: Harmony (D.McLennan), 2nd: Salt Peter (R.White), 3rd: Miki Moto (S.Holmes), 4th: Minty (S. Dyble), 5th: Em & the Boys (P. Douglas).