Photo by John Vasey. Remaining photos by Ian Tudball.
Forecasting is meant to narrow things down. This week, all available weather models forecast different days, which should have been our first clue that Saturday was going to be a lesson in patience rather than boat speed.From the committee boat, the omens started reasonably: 3–4 knots out of the NNW as we headed to the race area, with a shift to the ESE that was foreshadowed by one of the wind models arriving more or less on schedule. Course set, flags up, cautious optimism on board. Then the breeze, having delivered on the direction, decided it had done enough for one day and declined to build. It sulked