The weather, although overcast with slight drizzle, held out the promise of close and exciting racing, with gusts up to force six testing the skills of the twenty competitors.
There were a number of new entries to the fleet, sailing Splashes for the first time, and having come from Optimist and Topper dinghies, there were a number of capsizes during the day as the conditions tested competitors to the extreme.
Three races were held during the day, and, with one discard, the results were not decided until after the last race.
Chris Schonhut in 1474 took an early lead in the first race from James Large in 1760 and Tom Barker in 708 and held on to it to take the honours.
The second race was started after a break for lunch, with the wind having increased slightly, there were some great moments of excitement opposite the Norfolk Broads Club House where gusts were coming across the Broad, some competitors taking advantage of this to gain up to five or six places on the downwind leg. Daivid Jessop in 1758 got a good start from Louise Clayton in 811 and Chris Schonhut, and pulled out a slight lead which he held to the line.
After a break the third and final race was held with gusts up to force six making conditions even harder.
Tom Marfleet in 2009 got an excellent start under difficult conditions, followed closely by Nathan Ackroyd in 822. Experience under difficult conditions showed and David Jessop took over the lead from Tom , with James Large coming in third. Chris Schonhut never properly recovered from a capsize.
Results

First David Jessop 1758 Quo Nunc
Second Chris Schonhut 1474 White Shark
Third James Large 1760 Voodoo
Fourth Tom Barker 708 Bulwark
Fifth Jenny Whiting 1897