Sunday saw the second round of the PYC's Sigma Series taking place in conjunction with the first round of the KZN Lipton Selection Series. For the selection series I was please to see a six L26's on the start line on Sunday. In the last few weeks I have been more than a little concerned by the poor turnout from this class with so little time left before Lipton. It was also pleasing to see three cruising boats out taking part in the Sigma Series. I hope that this regular participation by the cruisers will continue and that we will also begin to see an increase in numbers in this fleet. A building westerly with some fairly large swells running made for an interesting days racing and challenging conditions. The breeze was by no means stable so picking the wind shifts was also essential and in the time I watched there was a great deal of place changing going on in the bunch. Jerome McLoughlin's Harken was in good form and won both races. It's fair to say though that they didn't have things all their own way and were pushed hard to a close finish in both races. The series continues until the 11th of May. The top three places in the PYC Sigma Series after five races are as follows:

Racing Fleet
1st Orion Zephyr Craig Millar 5 Points
2nd Parental Guidance Harry Ellens 9
3rd Winesong Nigel Milln 15

Cruising Fleet
1st Chatur Greg Challis 3 Points
2nd Aquilla Phil Downing 5
3rd Good News Roy Cook 6

For the full results click on the link below.