When race 1 finally got underway after a general recall in a gusty 15 – 20 knot wind it was Nick Craig and James Stewart who found themselves at the front of the fleet after passing Michael Sims and Andrew George early on the first beat. Craig and Stewart established a comfortable lead as the race developed which left Sims and George 2^nd after a close battle with Tom Jeffcoate and Mark Hogan in their borrowed boat in 3^rd and Dave Exley and Nigel Hall from Leigh and Lowton in 4^th.

After a break for lunch the next 2 races were sailed back to back. Again Craig and Stewart mastered the conditions best winning both races which were now very much about playing the shirts at the top mark which was especially shifty and trying to stay in the gusts as long as possible downwind. The battle for 2^nd in race 2 was won by Leighton King and Richard Brown, 3^rd was Dave Exley and Nigel Hall and 4^th Alex Fleming and Roger O’Gorman.

In race 3 Craig and Stewart again won followed by Exley and Hall, Sims and George 3^rd and Jim Downer and Jon Price starting to find their way in the challenging conditions in 4^th.

On Saturday evening the club arranged an excellent curry for those who stayed and in true Leigh and Lowton style ensured the bar was fully stocked!

On Sunday morning the wind had increased to 20 knots and was slightly more constant. In race 4 Craig and Stewart suffered an early capsize downwind while challenging for the lead. This allowed Downer and Price to take the lead which they built on and secured the win with Craig and Stewart recovering to 2^nd and Sims and George 3^rd and Exley and Hall 4^th.

Race 5 was again won by Downer and Price after they established a good early lead sailing particular well downwind. Craig and Stewart were 2^nd which secured them the event with a race to spare, Exley and Hall 3^rd, Sims and George 4th and Leighton King and Richard Brown 5^th.

Going in to the final race 2^nd could have been secured by 3 different boats, Craig and Stewart won the race, Downer and Price finished 2^nd and took 3^rd overall recovering from a bad initial start to the event and Sims and George finished 3^rd and 2^nd overall and Exley and Hall in 4^th, also finishing 4^th overall, Jeffcoate and Hogan were 5^th overall.

Next in the RS400 calendar is the first of the circuit events at Carsington SC on April 17^th / 18^th April.