The first race was held in about 12 knots Southerly, ideal conditions for longboards.
The start line was not crowded so a good start was achieved.
Grumpy smurf struggled a bit to get to the windward mark on his rather dodgy SUP which featured a home fitted mast
track and some cunningly contrived speed blisters.AKA delam.
After that he was never headed and went on win very comfortably.
Basil who was sailing a mistral which should have been faster made a complete prat of himself and did not round all the marks and therefor recorded a DSQ
It is to be hoped that Grumpy Smurf in winning the first race he has ever entered will cope with the attendant fame and public adulation and continue to walk among us ordinary mortals.
Next Sunday it will be on again.Same place .Same time. Whatever the wind does.