Redesmere 3rd September 2005

Leigh & Lowton Juniors went travelling -
All enjoyed the hospitality at Redesmere

The 9th event in the 2005 North West Junior Travellers series was held at Redesmere on Saturday 3rd September. All the visitors (including 8 juniors from Leigh & Lowton) were made very welcome by the freindly Redesmere members, many of whom were seen prior to the start scrubbing the pontoons & raking weed from the launch area, whilst others provided free tea & toast - what service!!. The guys even sorted the weather - warm sunshine & a nice F2/3 with the odd extra gust for excitement - ask Luke (lets reduce the wetted area) Pitt!! -

maybe he was checking for weed on the dagger board? (by the way Luke did not capsize but went round the mark in this fashion - getting the cheer of the day from the clubhouse. Quite a few of the L&LSC juniors were caught out by the gusts & found themselves swimming at some time during the day.

The services of the rescue boat were needed for one member of the Leigh & Lowton party even before the briefing! Lucy, the Springer Spaniel, sprang into action & was seen swallow diving & swimming at great speed up the lake - can't think what she was chasing!!

A total of 40 boats approached the start lines, 36 of which were in the Handicap fleet, amongst the usual Toppers & Lasers there was a National 12 & an Otter. This made for exciting & congested starts, Sarah impressed during race 1 being lead Topper for the 1st lap.



At the end of the event, Daisy was 1st L&L sailor in the Handicap fleet (11th) and was awarded a baseball cap, followed in order by Sarah, Sophie, Andrew Price (great score in R3), Laura & Alice.



The Optimist Fleet was a bit more clear cut - Lucy got 3 wins & Chris Barnes got 3 second places. The crowd of onlookers described the antics of the 2 Oppies as reminiscent of Torville & Dean - akin to match racing as Chis covered Lucy tack for tack both before the start & up the first beat.



The organisers & members at Redesmere really must be congratulated for running a very fine event with the welcome, as always, very warm and the Barbecue lunch is one of the highlights of the whole series, this years did not disappoint.

Next/final event & AGM - West Lancs Sat 8th October

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