Chester Race Fleet Heads Out To Sea for Wind



2:20 PM Fri 13 Aug 2010 GMT
'Boats in Alpha one division vie for control after rounding the weather mark. - Chester Race Week' Tim Wilkes &copy
Today at Chester Race had everything going for it but a steady breeze. Beautiful sunshine and warm weather greeted the three fleets as they headed out for the second day of racing. The A course consisting of Distance racers, larger PHRF boats along with J29 & J24 headed farthest out to sea and waiting for the winds to come up and settle in. The race committee made a great decision to move further to sea to find wind and were rewarded a steady 8-10 knot breeze from the the south west. Leading the way in the only race of the ...


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by Lynn Helpard




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