Twenty Supernovas took part in the open meeting and traveler series at Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor on the 29th of April. A warm day with Light and fluky winds provided some testing sailing on the picturesque lake.

Race 1 started with a steady breeze, Exe sailing club member Leslie Arscott took the lead after the long beat and held off strong competition from the Hawley brother. Leslie Finished in 1st, Steve 2nd Chris 3rd and David Everett in 4th.

Race 2 provided very light winds with local sailor Geoff Curtis holding the lead throughout the race. Allan Simmons and Chris Hawley both strived for lead position but Geoff held them off with his local knowledge in tricky winds giving him 1st place, Simmons took 2nd, Chris Hawley 3rd and Arscott 4th .

The very light wind continued for the start of the final race. Severn’s Grant Brown and Steve Hawley chased Leslie Arscott but failed to take his lead, the changing conditions caused a continuous changing of positions with local sailor Simon Jones moving from the rear of the fleet to 4th place, Arscott took 1st with Steve Hawley 2nd and Grant Brown 3rd.

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