It was the night after the Adelaide Dinner so a gentle breeze was ordered but unfortunately it was a little to light.

Five yachts came to the starting line; with a light Northerly and the last of the flood tide all managed to round Norris buoy but with a dying breeze it was always going to be slow to Air Canada. It was obvious that no boat could finish the whole course in time for the Curry Lunch so the race was shortened as the Commodore in Saurian rounded the mark. He must have had his own breeze or it could have been the modifications that were made overnight to his toe rail. One by one everyone retired and even Keith Topley in his borrowed Folkboat and highly experienced crew could not finish.

The last race in this series in on Sunday 18th October and the overall positions are still very open It is not too late to enter for the final race and there is a prize for each individual race winner.

Rodney J C Barton Chief Race Officer