British Classic Week 2021 - Day 2 by Helen Porter 19 Jul 22:10 BST 17-24 July 2021
After a short postponement, Classes 1-4 set off for round the cans racing in blazing sunshine on day two at British Classic Week.
With the tide having just turned and a steady 8knot breeze in the air, all classes set off upwind from the outer Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) line.
Classes 1 and 2 snuck in close to the mainland shore for the beat up to Dolphin before rounding the mark to port and reaching across the Solent, allowing for the now strong tide to take East Lepe to starboard. It was then a long beat across to the mainland shore towards West Lepe in the west. With the flooding tide taking the yachts down the channel, and the wind steadily fading, precision sailing was required to make the final mark (John Rainger).