After a quick trip down south to Stokes Bay for some Laser training I travelled through to Tarbert on the West coast of Scotland for my first time racing at Scottish Series. What a weekend it was.
The weather was incredible, it was almost perfect sailing conditions everyday. The racing was super tight all weekend and had everybody on their toes. I was sailing in the 707 fleet, on More T Vicar, with Carl Allen, Andrew Allen, Eddie Batchelor, and Brendan Lynch.
The racing was pretty wacky to say the least; 180 degree wind shifts were the norm. The race committee did a sterling job to get a full series of races in. After 4 days of close racing we finished the event in 3rd overall. The win was in our grasps going into the last day, but it just didn’t piece together for us unfortunately. However, a 3rd was great considering the quality of the racing and the toughness of the conditions.
Big thanks to the guys for having me onboard, I am sailing on More T Vicar again for the 707 Nationals in Burnham in September. So keep an eye out for that.
Lewis