Our first race of the 2016/2017 metro series was hosted by RPYC, as part of their opening day racing events. The weather brought rain and strong winds, making for exciting sailing – we recorded a maximum gust of 55.3 knots (apparent, upwind at around 6kt) on The Black Smoke!
Results for heat one are:
| Sail | Boat | Skipper | Hcap | Elapsed | Corrected | Over line | On Hcap | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R48 | Farr Fetched | Bruce Meakins | 0.6244 | 01:58:01 | 01:13:41 | 5 | 1 | FIN |
| R1920 | Lionheart | Warren Westaway | 0.6347 | 01:56:25 | 01:13:53 | 3 | 2 | FIN |
| R192 | Frenzy | Murray Rowe | 0.6193 | 02:01:15 | 01:15:05 | 6 | 3 | FIN |
| R267 | Elusive | Richard Brisbane-Cohen | 0.6479 | 01:56:14 | 01:15:18 | 2 | 4 | FIN |
| R105 | Farrlap | Andrew Hossen | 0.6577 | 01:54:37 | 01:15:23 | 1 | 5 | FIN |
| R242 | Seahawk | Patrick Jones | 0.6424 | 01:57:47 | 01:15:40 | 4 | 6 | FIN |
| R92 | The Black Smoke | Jeremy Kerr | 0.6326 | 02:02:09 | 01:17:16 | 8 | 7 | FIN |
| R100 | Itinerant | Mark Hansen | 0.6372 | 02:01:27 | 01:17:23 | 7 | 8 | FIN |
| R181 | Farr Far Away | James Baker | 0.6329 | 02:03:41 | 01:18:17 | 9 | 9 | FIN |
Well done to the fleet for making it out and back!