Here is a little report - others feel free to embellish
We had 7 cherubs in total and we sailed in the fast Handicap fleet which was quite a large entry - 37 boats. The class was dominated by Merlins and Scorpions with the first Cherub listed as 9th. The results are wrong though and I think the first Cherub will end up 4th or 5th if the results are corrected.
As you might expect given the domination of round hiking boats the wind was light all weekend. I can't recall twin trapping up wind for more than a moment or 2. Usagi did finish first on the water in the majority of races but not far enough ahead to save time on the plodders. It was though quite fun catching up the Ospreys and Fireballs by the first leeward mark (they started 3 minutes ahead) - even in the L&S conditions.
As to the Cherub racing - it was Usagi conditions so we won 5 of the 6 races. The other one we were leading but less said about the wind in that race the better. Marmite made a good showing with a string of 2nds and Dans boat showed some good speed including first Cherub in R4. Other boats came and went, Green Bananas showed glimpses of speed both upwind and down but lacked consistency, EJ had a stoming last race to finish on a high and Jamie and Dave showed the local fishermen how to trawl properly. Martin and Una dominated the 97 rules
In all an enjoyable weekend in the sun, just could have done with 5knts more wind. I think the club tried some things which didn't quite work coursewise and I've fed this back and they have responded positively. I'm keen to go back again next year so unless I hear howls of complaint it will be a stop on our 2018 circuit (assuming I'm still in the fixtures job)
FH results at:
http://halsail.com/Result/Public/21349
