Cruising Association held their second race of the fall series on Sunday.

A fleet of 15 boats gathered on the starting line to begin a course which took them along North Shore to a mark off Fort St. Catherine and then back by the same route, finishing off the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club -- a distance of 251 nautical miles.

Boats in the cruising class, which are not permitted to use spinnakers, completed a slightly shorter course.

The hazy, humid pre-frontal conditions reduced visibility to less than a mile at times, and the strong winds which had been forecast never materialised.

Instead, the fleet had to contend with light south westerlies in the eight knot region making for a fairly slow race.

Rego took the lead on the downwind leg, and was was able to pull further ahead on the return journey, finishing some 13 minutes in front of Wildcat sailed by Peter Shrubb who was closely followed by High Energy (Penny Simmons).

Circe , sailed by Francis Carter, while always in contention had to settle for fourth across the line. Monterey (Les Craine) and Tonka (Paul Hubbard) suffered a frustrating five minutes when the wind died completely on the approach to Two Rock Passage.

They sat helplessly with limp spinnakers with the knowledge that the faster boats had already finished and those behind were closing rapidly as the wind filled in from the west.

Andreas Lewin and Andrew Henderson both increased their overall leads in the respective Laser and Optimist Dinghy classes during Sandys Boat Club's fall competition series on Sunday.

Providing both show up on the final race day this Sunday, they should easily defend their current points margins and be named winners of the series.

Lewin used his weight advantage to good effect in the light and shifty breezes, never finishing worse than second place in the seven Laser races sailed. Craig Davis provided the most competition for Lewin, winning three races but falling back as far as fifth in one race.

Christian Luthi was constantly amid Lewis and Davis, but too often crossed the line a boat length behind the leaders. Martin Siese held off his elder brother Michael to take fourth place on the day while Michael Taylor pipped Ted Wood and Guy Eldridge by just one point.

Andrew Henderson continued to reap the benefits of a new boat and sail, winning all four of the Optimist Dinghy races. Bobby Beale and Aaron Carvelho took second and third ahead of Travis Burland, while Michael Charlton and Sean Johnson tied for fifth place for the second week in a row.