South West Water Pursuit Race at Salcombe Yacht Club
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On the morning of Saturday 15th May the dinghy racers of Salcombe Yacht Club were considering alternative arrangements to sailing, be it cutting the lawn or taking the rubbish to the dump, being aware that the weather forecast was potentially beyond the COVID protocols, however upon their arrival at the Batson boat park, Race Officer Graham Cranford Smith declared following consultation with the Wind Guru live data stream that the windspeed on the Watch House anemometer was truly 14 knots, so racing for the final race of the SYC Spring Series would be go ahead. Competitors were faced with a l...