Phantom Eastern Travellers Series at Fishers Green Sailing Club

Phantom Eastern Travellers Series at Fishers Green © Kevin O'Brian

Fishers Green SC held their Phantom open meeting on 12th June, as part of their eastern travellers series.

The forecast of NE wind is usually considered a good direction but the wind would be up and down all day with big shifts creating a snakes and ladders affair. Thankfully this year the lake is weed-free, so at least all the area could be used as needed.

The competitors asked for four races so that is what they got, with a beat the full diagonal of the lake and a combination of reaches and a run to bring them back to the start.

Both races in the morning were won by Bob Portway who seemed to have the measure of the conditions, choosing best how to work the shifts up the beat and how to choose the best route downwind past the island to the bottom mark, with Ben Falat a consistent second.

A leisurely lunch (this year with a curry theme) prepared by Jane O'Brian, was followed by two more races but the wind was becoming ever more patchy and unpredictable. This time Bob's race fell apart with an incident at the top mark, leaving Ben to pick up the honours and the overall win on tie-break.

Phantom Eastern Travellers Series at Fishers Green - photo © Kevin O'Brian

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Phantom Eastern Travellers Series at Fishers Green - photo © Kevin O'Brian