Two races were sailed on Friday at the Flying Fifteen Nationals, hosted by County Antrim Yacht Club on Belfast Lough.
Wind that varied from 10 - 15 knots from ENE was the order of the day with a lumpy sea.
A number of boats will have come ashore feeling very pleased with their day's work, only to find they had got a letter score rather than a number.
The first race, under RO Sheila Lewis got away at the fourth time of asking, but even then, there were a number of boats who fell foul of the Black Flag start.
The "performance of the race" would be shared by Lee Statham & Andy Paul and Shane McCarthy & Alan Green. The former led on the water for the whole race until just before the end. The latter did turns early in the race and were well back but crossed the line first. However, an OCS gave the race win to Statham & Paul.
Racing at the front of the fleet was tight.
In Race 2, Andy McCleery & Colin Dougan led from start to finish....comfortably. As the results show, being able to count two good results has been critical for Day 1.
Three races are scheduled for Saturday.
Flying Fifteen Nationals, hosted by County Antrim Yacht Club - day one results
