The Langstone Harbour Race Weekend
Saturday 29th - Monday 31st May 2010
 
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Fun was had by all at the Friday night social at Tudor SC, where competitors, following the race briefing, enjoyed some great entertainment from the live band 'About Time'.
Day one of the LHRW brought challenging conditions for competitors with wind speeds in excess of 25-30 knots. A hardy few made the start area and battled through the driving rain, poor visibility and gusty winds, with only 6 boats out of the 60 entrants finishing the course. Its always interesting for the race committee to start two boats who both crossed the line upside down!
The poor weather did not dampen the spirits for the Saturday evening BBQ at Locks SC. Those who braved the adverse conditions, enjoyed sharing their stories of the days events - competitors compared the quality and quantity of their capsizes!
Day two of the LHRW saw conditions improve, although the wind was still blowing hard with force 5/6 gusting 7 recorded in the local area. The bright sunshine fooled many of the competitors into a false sense of security, which was reflected again in the number of retirements. Those who did finish enjoyed some fantastic sailing - lets hope it drops just a little tomorrow so that we get a few more finishers!
The third and final social night at Langstone SC was a great way to relax after the blowy conditions on the water. The sailing orientated quiz was really good fun - and the locals got the party swinging when they started dancing on the tables!
Day three - what a difference a day makes! Winds dropped from F3/4 as boats launched to a F0 as the three fleets eventually started following postponement. Again only a handful of fast handicap boats finished, but for very different reasons from the first two days.
The 2010 LHRW provided racing with extreme conditions, challenging the most experienced sailor; the race winners were very deserving of their prizes!
LHRW Partners

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