FOUR Redwings emerged from their winter hibernation at Tenby Sailing Club on Sunday, 1 May, after keeping warm in various barns around the county.

Right on cue the best breeze of the season piped up - a solid Northerly with minimal shifts.

With a strong inward tide flowing, heading right out to sea paid handsomely upwind with the breeze under the cliffs proving surprisingly fickle and shifty.

The start line was hotly contested with R241 dominating the Pin forcing 249 to take off to the favourable right.

At the first mark positions were 249, 228, 241, 178.

Fast forward three exciting laps and with much place changing the final results were: 1, R249, Dan and Rich Sadler; 2, R241 “The Doc” and Howard; 3, R178 Kev and Robin; 4, R228 Bill and Peter.

The next Redwing race is on Thursday, 15 May, feel free to come and enjoy our friendly little fleet.

A very brisk Easterly made for an exiting time for contenders for the Cornish Down Bowl on Saturday.

The single race was won by Steve Leach with Ben Roberts in second, and Howard Yeates failing to finish.

The first Cruiser race of the season for the Harry Billing Cup was held on Sunday, starting at 11am.

The much lighter breeze from the SE enabled two yachts to complete two rounds of the North Bay fixed course.

Phil Rees and Chris Hill in Seren finished ahead of Commodore Blake Shaw, Roy Lawrence, Geoff Titterton, and Martin Andrews, in Slipstream.

The same day the Safety team launched the club’s pilot boat for its pre-season checks and applied its antifouling.

Junior Training: The three new Teras were out for their first use in last week’s training session