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Conwy Fife One Design 2021 'A' Series race 3 © Ian Bradley In a complete contrast to the previous week, the forecast for Saturday was for light winds, and that was certainly the case as 10 Fifes prepared for Saturday's race. Bosun Guy and apprentice Arwel towed the fleet to the start area as the tide was heading towards Menai Bridge faster than the wind could carry us towards the line. Group think was to start on the Anglesey shore, However 38, Mike & Steve (we was robbed!), and 34, Tom, Paul and Helen decided to risk a start on the 'Big Island' side, by the limit marks. 34's dec...

After a long, long, wait of 19 months and following a few days of rigging and re rigging as we tried to remember how the boats went together (it took me 20 minutes to work out how my runners should be rigged!). A select band of nine Conwy Fife One Designs, all looking resplendent in shiny new paint work, came to the line for the first race of the 2021 season. In the light North Easterly and with the last traces of snow still visible on the tops, our Race Officer, Chris Gofton decided on an 'X' course of B8, Aber, B10. After much deliberation, the fleet decided to split into two, with five sta...