Sunday saw a brisk start to the "Keep The Cup Campaign" with the RNYC's Leo Caney Series taking place in a fresh northeasterly breeze and some big waves. I was very encouraged to see not only a strong fleet of 8 L26's on the water for the first race but also 6 cruising boats. This really is a good thing, the racing after all is not only for the serious guys but provides a good opportunity for those less competitive to battle it out with others of similar standing. The more of this the better and I hope to see the trend continuing throughout the season. While the cruisers only hung around for one race, which is fair given the conditions, the L26's battled it out through three close fought races. Harry Ellen's Parental Guidance, with Rick Parker on the helm, was victorious in two of the three with victory in the second race of the day going to Craig Millar's Orion Zephyr. These two fairly well dominated the day with the rest of the fleet fighting it out for the minor placings. The second round of the Leo Caney Series will take place on Sunday the second of February. In the meantime the results after the first round were as follows:

L26
1st Parental Guidance Harry Ellens 4 Points
2nd Orion Zephyr Craig Millar 5
3rd Harken Jerome McLoughlin 12

Cruising Class
1st Solar Wind
2nd Ocean Sailing Academy
3rd Helena