Not a great night on the bay, fairly fickle winds, a river of tide and latecomers meant that there was a hugely depleted PY Fleet and only 3 Lasers (all from the RIYC..) on the line at the starting gun.
O'Toolivic, Keane and Walsh did ask the Committee to delay the start but it went ahead on time and they duked it out up the first beat playing the right to try to stay in less tide. Keane eventually popped out with the smallest of leads at the first windward with O'Toolivic hot on his heels.
The pecking order remained the same at the leeward mark on the triangular course as the three starters headed right again.
Meanwhile back at the ranch CinC Dwyer who had started about 6 minutes late played follow the leader until the leeward. He then took out his scratchcards and headed left looking for the other big lotto win of the evening.
Left should not have paid, as the tide was monstrous out there, but he found more wind and speed. It was just not enough to get ahead of Keane who led again at the windward and was crucially first to point his bow down tide for the finish line on the by now shortened course.
Dwyer had done enough to get just ahead of O'Toolivic and a mighty battle ensued all the way down the run. This was swiftly followed by a match race to the finish where Dwyer just pipped the plucky Croat.
Still 2 weeks to the http://dlregatta.org - ladies and gentlemen time please, lets have your entries in.
Normal racing resumes (weather permitting!) this Saturday
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