A postponed event didn't stop the sailors at The Bus Stop.
Unfortunately, a bad forecast saw the postponement of our planned Adrian Thrupp Memorial day. However, we did think there may be a weather window that would let us race for a while before the weather turned nasty, so we put out the word that we would still do normal Monday sailing. If we hadn't done that, our sailors would have to stay home and do jobs for their partners, OMG, what a thought.
So, eleven skippers arrived ready to race, and they were all early, so we started early and got into it. Pete 197 cobbled a course together that had us starting between 4 & 5 buoys. That was a bit unconventional, but discretion was available for someone who didn't quite get the start right and everyone played the game well.
Racing was torrid, there was a huge hole at the top mark that caused quite a bit of mayhem, so a slight adjustment was made to let skippers get out of the hole quicker. Excellent races ensued and some wins were by big margins. A lot of finishes were nail biters so all in all the racing was great. A big rain filled in early from the Kaimai Range so we tucked in an RTW that was dead heated between Rob 501 and Clive 997 after an epic battle.
Let's all assemble next Monday and make it a fantastic Memorial Day for Adrian 136.
Thanks for coming and enjoy the photos