After a week of unwinding after the Youth Nationals it was time for the first UKLA Scottish Grand Prix event. This was coupled with the RYA Scotland Spring Championships, all held on Loch Venachar over the weekend.
It was a brilliant weekend with some amazing sailing, superb winds and old friends. We had full 40 min races (which is often unusual for a Scottish Grand Prix) and some great race management, which made the weekend all that more enjoyable.
This event was also my first time trying out the new Carbon Composite mast. In the past I have been using aluminium masts, but the class rules have changed and the Laser have introduced the new composite top section, exciting times! It felt much the same as the old one, but the plan is to do some extensive testing against the old one in the coming months.
It was nice to top the weekend off with a Gold medal after an almost perfect scoreline. Big thanks to all the volunteers and RYA for organising the event, and nice to see so may boats out on the water!
Lewis
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