MYA Scottish District   IOM Nationals 2007 -  Day 1

Day 1 of the IOM 2007 UK Nationals at Castle Semple got off to a quick start with 4 very short seeding races held in a good top suit breeze from the South West.   Heat B seeding race winner Martin Roberts went on to register 3 additional first places to lie 6 points ahead of Heat A seeding race winner Robert Walsh at the end of the day's sailing. Martin's performance today is all the more creditable when account is taken of what were quite challenging sailing conditions at the pond.  During the day the wind remained generally at the top end of the A rig but with regular squalls which caused many skippers to nose dive on the downwind leg.  There were also sizable shifts on the windward legs which,  if you got them right,  would give your windward mark rounding position a boost.  Although the overall results table doesn't show this,  almost every one of the top skippers had a visit to the B heat,  Martin being the only exception to this.

Positions at the end of day 1