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2023 Phantom National Championship at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club

 

Launch directions ... and other Nationals info - SCYC

 

Heads up fellow Phantomers !!

We have some important and useful info for you all re: the Nationals:

Please see the links attached (above).

Each should take you to a PDF document (via Google Drive) allowing you to print the info if you wish (printer permitting).

To download to your device click this icon (top right of  the opened PDF) 

                                                  

 

FYI:  Friday is an Ironman event so access Friday will be restricted, best to try and arrive Thursday night.

 

Thanks & regards

 

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South Western Series - 'Coast Water Sports' @ Lee on Solent SC

by Gordon Kingston-Minnis 14/08/23 19.12

**ALL PICTURES COURTESY OF JAMIE ROBINSON

Phantom Open Meeting at Lee on The Solent SC on 12th &13th August 2023 sponsored by Rooster Sailing. The event was combined with Contenders, Blaze and the Solution Nationals. Saturday was aiming for a 1pm Start but with the wind blowing F6 and later F7 gusts, the start was delayed allowing for launching in difficult waves.


On the first beat Ian Stone (1280) powered over most of the fleet and took a shift to the right. Coming in from the left at the windward mark Martin Watts (1499) was just behind Ian, with Gordon (1465 & Author) 3rd, Chris Shelton (1491) 4th and Jeremy Deacon (1423) 5th.
We were sailing a Triangle-Sausage course and the first reach was frankly a case of avoiding ploughing the bow into the large very short waves, Kevin Clarke of the Solution fleet has a video showing how not to do it!
I had said I wasn’t going to gybe but hadn’t reckoned on being near the front, stupid boy. After several eskimo roles I had to be helped by the safety team and headed home. On the next beat Ian and Martin stayed close but part way down the run Ian stuck the bow into a wave and ended his race and weekend with boat damage and mast down. Martin took the win; Jeremy had been closing on Chris only to swim at the leeward buoy.


Race 1 - 1st 1499, 2nd 1491, 3rd 1423.
Evening drinks and food at the club and watching England play Wales
Sunday dawned with South Westerly 4 gusting 5 which built during the day.
4 races had been scheduled with the start time bought forward to 10am.

Race 2. First at the windward mark showing once again his blistering pace was Martin, followed by Gordon, Bill Taylor (1273) Chris, Jeremy and only able to sail Sunday, Adam Byford (1486). On the reaches I managed to close on Martin and Bill closed in on me.
Second beat Martin pulled away again and Bill crossed me, then before the windward mark I managed to pass Bill and tacked tight on the RRstarboard lay line allowing for tide. Positions stayed like that until the finish.
Race 2 - 1st 1499, 2nd 1465, 3rd 1273, 4th 1491.

Results: Race 3. Again Martin was leading at the windward mark followed by Gordon and Bill. Chris and Jeremy were close, and I didn’t see which of the two finished 4th.

Martin had held his distance on the chasing pack by the leeward mark and pulled away again up the beat. Bill and Gordon stayed close with Gordon just holding on at the windward mark only to relax for a minute and not watch Bill who gybed away and passed down the run never to be caught again despite my best efforts. Chris again 4th, Jeremy 5th, Adam 6th and joining us Dave Patrick (1303) 7th. Note two other LOSSC members had entered but thought better of it and helped as part of the beach team.

Race 4. First beat Martin followed by Bill, Gordon, Chris, Jeremy, and Adam.
Wind now had picked up a notch. Positions stayed the same only until Bill after 2 laps decided to head in. I thought the race had ended pulled the rig back up eased kicker and slumped only to look upwind to see the Contenders on the top reach, this had allowed Chris, Jeremy and Adam to close. Luckily, I eased away up the beat and onto the reach which had got broader and was now a tricky angle to set yourself in the boat. Just before the gybe mark I buried the nose in a wave and capsized to windward. For me a quick roll and then righting and beached whale impression back into the boat. I carried on and chicken gybed and was bearing away just as Chris got to the mark. Had he gybed he would have got in front but no, sensible guy that he is, he followed my fine example of seamanship allowing me to hang on for second.
Race 4 - 1st 1499, 2nd 1465, 3rd 1491, 4th 1423.

The race team who had done an excellent job in difficult conditions decided that both we and them had had enough and sent us all ashore.
At the shore on both days the competitors from all fleets worked with the beach team to ensure all boats and safety boats were recovered safely.


Thanks must go to Peter Weeks, Commodore Race Officer, and the large band of volunteers that it takes to run open meetings.
Prize giving in our Phantastic club house hosted by Kathryn Clarke of the Solution fleet.

Results:
Martin 1st 1499
Gordon 2nd 1465
Chris 3rd 1423


Full results available on the website www.lossc.org.uk
www.coastwatersports.co.uk

 

 

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Phantom 2023 Nationals - SCYC

 

***UPDATE***

 

*** EARLY ENTRANCE REDUCTION EXTENDED TO 1st SEPTEMBER 2023

 

ENTRY to the Phantom 2023 Nationals, to be held at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, is NOW OPEN.

Click on the link below, to enter. Or, go to the Events TAB, then scroll down to 'Phantom Nationals 2023 - Entry Form'.

Phantom 2023 Nationals Entry Form

 

Key Information:

  • Date: 15th to 17th Sept.23
  • Cost: £205    (early entry cost of £175, if paid before 1st September 2023)
  • Payments can be made on each entry form via PayPal
  • Location: LL53 7DP  Google Maps SCYC
  • SCYC website: https://scyc.co.uk/

 

 

The entry form will need you to complete the necessary information:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Contact information
  • and importantly.. your age on 1st September (for age trophies)
  • Plus... do you need a campervan spot (optional, tick if required)
  • Shirt Size
  • Vegetarian (optional, tick if required)

 

We look forward to receiving your entry.

 

Many thanks

 

 

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Phantom Eastern Series and Smugglers Trophy at Royal Harwich Yacht Club

by Nick Thorp 4 Jul 09:59 BST1-2 July 2023

The "Smugglers Trophy" incorporating the Phantom Open on the Eastern Circuit was held at the Royal Harwich yacht club on the River Orwell just outside Ipswich, one of the East Coast's premier yacht clubs.

The Phantom fleet gathered on Friday evening for the Smugglers Trophy, duly setting boats up ready for the early start Saturday before heading off to the local public house, the rather brilliant "Butt and Oyster" at Pin Mill, several ales and plates of fine food were consumed, with a rather blustery and gusty weekend ahead the food and beer was just the preparation the Phantom sailors needed and are known to enjoy.

 

Saturday morning came and the 9am briefing by OOD Jo Hunt was conducted, with the Phantoms to start first and complete an "additional sausage" (seemingly appropriate) on the inside of the rectangular course set by the RO.

Race 1 got away at 10am sharp, with Warren Martin and Bill Taylor trying to get away at the pin end hoping to pick up some tide whilst Richard Nurse, Nick Thorp, Steve Pates, Chris Green, Graham Dale Jones and Roger Smith towards the committee boat end. Within a boats length of the start line an immediate issue for Warren, a "bang" and a realisation his mainsheet block had let go, this was to be one of many gear failures over the weekend.

The first beat was a mix bag with Bill Taylor leading the way, closely followed by Richard Nurse, Steve Pates using local knowledge pushed Bill and Richard hard towards the windward mark, very impressive considering how little time Steve has spent in his Phantom and certainly not in wind like this. Graham sensibly decided to retire with body and boat intact, a mature decision.

The gusts pushing the fleet down hill were quite lively causing one or two issues when it came to gybing and some slot gaskets were closely inspected.

Bill Taylor was obviously hungry as he completed the "additional sausages" and laps without losing the lead and took the bullet followed by Richard Nurse and Roger Smith third.

Race 2, another clean getaway by all including Warren having fixed his mainsheet block issue. The wind was to play dirty and provide entertainment with a massive shift when the newly formed "Creaksea synchronised capsize club" was unveiled, Bill and Roger both got slammed into the river, to windward, for a swim almost like they'd been practicing this manoeuvre for ages to get it so synchronised. Richard Nurse pounced on the opportunity and lead the fleet around the course.

The same downhill gusts provided further entertainment with the Phantoms trying to work across the lanes to their "additional sausage" leeward mark whilst Nationals and lasers headed wider to the standard marks.

Warren made an attempt to interact with the laser fleet by getting a laser hooked up through his transom immediately after gybing on to port, some friendly words were exchanged although the laser decided to push Warren's Phantom quite a distance beyond his required course, raised voices could be heard so we all assumed they were becoming well acquainted, the word protest could be heard but no protest was forthcoming after the racing, unlike Thumper's moaning about every other manoeuvre on the water that day.

The race was won by Richard Nurse who was some distance ahead of the shenanigans going on behind, more gear failure was creeping in as well, Nick losing his outhaul due to boom end failure, dropped his sail jury rigged, re hoisted and tried to make ground back up. Roger Smith recovered from his early capsize which clearly gave him the determination to work hard and get up to second place with Bill third along with the self appointed "fleet liaison officer" (on the water) Warren in fourth.

Race 3: Another clean and clear start as the Phantoms all set off, there were a couple of retirements ahead of race 3 as it had already been a brutal day.

Bill Taylor set about producing some exemplary sailing and pulling out an unassailable lead, the chasing pack tried hard to catch Bill, and, although the Phantoms had completed their "additional sausage" they found themselves coming through the start finish line as the lasers were getting under way, some quick thinking and genuine diplomatic tactics deployed by Nick to tack away from the lasers gave Warren more to become animated about forcing him away from his new Laser friends (and the line crossing he needed to make), sorry... not sorry Warren.

Bill showed the fleet the way round taking the bullet again, with Richard Nurse second and Nick Thorp a close third, the fleet were very happy to reach back towards dry land.

Saturday night the hungry, hangry and battle scarred sailors had a lovely "warm down" (like all athletes) by walking along the beautiful towpath back to the Butt and Oyster, plenty of beer and some big dinners were consumed but no "additional sausages" were on the menu, the first time a Phantom sailor has been grateful of that !!

Further beer was consumed back at the RHYC until the bar was closed so some supplies that had travelled were needed to complete the medicinal recovery from the days graft.

Race 4: Sunday morning brought further wind over tide on the river, coupled with a building breeze ahead of the start 10 am start again.

There were some casualties from the previous day, Steve unable to consider sailing with a knee injury, however, painkillers and a decent breakfast for the willing sailors including 'great grand master' Graham were committed to get out racing, no mean feat considering the conditions.

Race 4 start was rather amusing with Roger Smith taking an absolute flyer on port heading up the beat some ten or more boat lengths ahead only to be turned back at the windward mark with the rest of the Phantoms and declared a void race start, owing to a starting time error, the race officer was a little premature with his horn, probably because the Phantoms had all been a little "line shy" (not really a great surprise with tide under and so much breeze it was hard to settle).

Second time round race 4 got under way with Roger once again trying the port flyer, only to arrive at the line too premature himself this time, stalled the boat stuck in irons and almost capsized, this gave the starboard pack the advantage and water. Bill Taylor once again showed absolute consistent performance gaining a huge lead, Roger, Richard and Warren battled for the remaining places whilst Graham DJ again headed ashore still with boat and body in good shape, Nick had to retire to resolve outhaul issues again.

Chris Green (in his composite low buoyancy former Legend John Torrence's old boat) sensibly decided to retire having seen Bill take the win, followed by Richard and Roger in 3rd (still reeling from the slip up at the start).

With the wind now blowing harder the race officer changed to windward leeward course, with no extra sausage for the Phantoms but a gate at the leeward mark allowing for tactical decisions before pushing through the line each lap.

Race 5 started and a familiar pattern formed again with Bill Taylor setting the pace, however, Nick, Roger, Richard and Warren swapped places time and time again in one of the most amazingly close laps any of us had ever been involved in, 20+ knots of breeze and sailing inches apart almost the whole lap.

Bill pulled away whilst the chasers fought hard, Richard got a few yards ahead grabbing a little clear air and took a good second place, Warren tried time and again to get ahead including differing gate tactics which worked and earned 3rd place by a nose from Nick then Roger all seconds apart.

Final race, race 6, got away cleanly and again Bill Taylor laid his stall out and showed us all what consistency means, he looked as comfortable as he does driving his Romford Red Bus. A fifth bullet for Bill and again the fighting pack slogging it out to avoid the dreaded 5th position which comes with certain fleet duties (normally reserved for Eric).

Richard, Roger, Warren and Nick pushed each other with places swapping both up the beat where Richard and Warren were strong and down wind where Roger regained all ground lost up wind, Warren pulled a "rabbit out the hat" to get into 3rd at the end of the first lap, sadly when trying to repeat this, the rabbit went down the "Warren" in a tack before the finish line leaving Bill in a clear first, Richard again in second and Roger 3rd "by a nose " over Warren 4th and Nick 5th.

A great weekend of sailing that had several challenges for everyone except Bill and his consistent performance taking the Smugglers trophy in the Phantom fleet with Richard second and Roger third.

Creaking bones and aching muscles packed boats away which was soon forgotten when the trophies were handed out by the Royal Harwich yacht club.

Onward to Yarmouth and Gorleston on the 15th and 16th July for some sea sailing amongst friendly competitive fleet.

For further images of the Smugglers Trophy please visit pavelkrickaphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/RYHC-Sailing

Overall Results:

 

 

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CoastWaterSports South West Phantom Series at Starcross Yacht Club

by Stephen McDonald & Mark Spruce 30 Jun 10:27 BST24 June 2023

Startline during the CoastWaterSports Starcross Phantom © Richard Fryer

 

Three travellers joined the local lads at Starcross Yacht Club on the Exe Estuary for the second event in the CoastWaterSports South West Phantom Series.

The tides necessitated an early start so the wonderful team in the Starcross galley laid on bacon butties and coffee for all. PRO Russ Gibbs waited patiently for the breeze to fill in and set a triangle, sausage course right next to the clubhouse giving the shoreside spectators a ring side view of the action.

Race 1 started in a building breeze moving right. Mark took the committee boat and led Jon by 80m at the first mark, closely followed by Chris. Mark had to come back to sail through the start/finish line on lap 3 and collected a large seaweed stalk on his rudder. Jon, displaying excellent upwind speed briefly caught and passed him just before the windward mark but Mark then managed to sail deeper by the lee downwind, winning the inside at the last mark and secured the win.

In between races, the sea breeze firmly kicked in and briefly got up to around 20 knots. Blue skies, white horses and a slackening tide - Champagne sailing conditions!

 

After the shortened 3 - 1 - Go sequence, Race 2 saw 4 boats go left and Chris going right, up the shoreline on his own. A gamble? Err, no! Chris popped out so far ahead of everyone that he decided to capsize and cool off to allow everyone else to catch up. Mark and Jon again capitalised and fought a tight battle to the finish with Jon's superb upwind speed giving him a substantial lead and line honours. Despite the swim, Chris held onto 3rd place - showing impressive speed in his first sail in his newly acquired Phantom.

A three Race event with 2 to count; Mark and Jon now tied with a 1 - 2 each, so it was "Who beat who" in the last race for the overall event win. It didn't matter where they finished in the fleet in this last race.

Let battle commence! This time, it was the turn of the local lads to get into the mix. Olly switched on the after-burners to round the windward mark with a considerable lead. Jon and Mark started next to each other and were never more than 5 boat lengths apart. Stuck to each other by a large elastic bungee, they changed positions several times. Tack for tack, gybe for gybe and don't worry who else sails through! Olly maintained his 100m lead, with Stephen moving through to second. Chris again decided to inspect his hull of his new boat midway around the course, so was out of contention.

 

Mark and Jon were overlapped, as they crossed the line at the end of lap 2 only for one Mark's lowers explode with a large bang! He quickly slipped back, not able to compete on the third beat, so he retired at the next leeward mark. This left Jon with the overall win in the bag and not content with this, he focused his attention on Olly, hounding him down securing the overlap on the very last mark - Olly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory!

Overall, Jon takes the win, Mark 2nd with a very surprised Olly 3rd.

All in all, a fantastic day of sailing with sunshine, the perfect sea breeze, a tightly managed race committee, tight racing, with everyone in the lead at some point and home-made homity pie and quiche back at the clubhouse for a late lunch.

Thanks, as always, to our SW Phantom class sponsor www.coastwatersports.co.uk and the excellent, friendly Race Management and Galley teams at Starcross YC.

The Phantoms are looking forward to coming back next year!

The next event in the www.coastwatersports.co.uk SW Phantom Series is Weymouth Dinghy Regatta (8th July) based at Castle Cove SC. Entries are open now and possibly limited so get your entries in now!

After that, we have the August event (12th & 13th) at Lee on the Solent SC. A joint event with the SE Phantoms - the turnout will be good, camping is available and socially, always a good event.

Overall Results:

 

 

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Phantom Training Day and Open at Northampton Sailing Club

by Richard Nurse 22 Jun 06:26 BST17-18 June 2023

 

Northampton has welcomed the Phantom fleet for many years. This year was no different, even with a light but warm forecast the club welcomed seven boat for some mid-season training with local legend John "Titch" Wayling, not so local legend Simon Hawkes and current inland champion Rob Cook.

After a day of looking at boat set up and some low speed boat handling. The local curry was brought in and enjoyed along with a beer or nine.

Now onto Saturday the main event of the weekend fourteen boat rigged ready to go for the half eleven start how once a float the weather was not play and the wind was abandon the reservoir for just over half an hour then as if by magic 8 knots came and PRO Isaac Marsh got racing under way on the club favourite of the inverted P course. Half way up the beat the wind speed halfed and then filling lightly from the right caching some out. The fleet made sort work of downwind legs and the wind back in place the second beat the was shorted after 2 laps with Burton SC Duncan Adams setting up his store for the weekend with race win with local Magic Mike Webster in hot pursuit and Shustoke member Jim Hopton chasing hard.

With the ever changing wind the race team madly trying stay on top some how manage to lose the ground tackle from a gybe mark. So as the RIB dashed to replace it the fleet was once again under AP. The delay was long, and once again the fleet got away. The fleet sailing around as tight group it would John Harrison of Rudyard Lake that would take the gun with Jim second and Duncan third.

It was then a dash for the shore and lunch in the sunshine.

 

Lunch was followed by a move down the lake with complete race course to try and improve the reach angles. A move that seemed to work in the third race at least with wind bending as it came down the arm of the reservoir. It would once again be Duncan who round the windward mark first, but he would over heat and swim around his boat at Gybe mark still give himself enough time to show his skills as he slid back into the lead with Jim second and John third. Race four the last race of the day and Llandegfedd sailor Simon Lennane would round the windward and first hold the casing fleet of until Jim would squeeze at the last minute with Duncan once again third.

Saturday night and the bar would sell a couple of beers and some food to the resting sailors.

Sunday would dawn with rain and more wind than fleet expected. Once the rain cleared, the air was left sticky.

 

Northampton Phantom Open - photo © Richard Nurse

Once again the wind would not play and at the ten thirty start time the wind was all but disappear then come back in and then fleet would be off. Taking off from his super Saturday it would Duncan that lead at the first mark but Northampton's Richard Nurse would find the ladder he was looking for and take 6 places on the second beat and he and Duncan would sail downwind together with Duncan round just in front but Richard would once again find the ladder and just take the Gun with Magic Mike third.

Race six and with another move around the lake and once again, the fleet was off. After lots of close racing it would once again be Duncan that would take the win, Mike second and Richard taking third on the beat to the finish.

The final seventh race and fleet would start only to see Duncan miss the start and tack to the lighter right and side to then find the lift that would give him and 150m lead at the first mark that he would hold till the finish, after lots of place changing in the pack it would the Josh Hyland of Chase SC taking second and Mike third.

For the second Midland event in a row, the clear winner was Duncan, which he celebrated with a quick pencil jump off the side of his boat to cool down before be presented with a brand new trophy hand made by Mike Webster, who was second and Jim competing the podium.

 

 

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Phantom open meeting at Bartley Sailing Club

by Duncan Adams 11 Jun 10:31 BST4 June 2023

This is the second greatest and best write-up in the world...
Tribute maybe.

This is in no way a vanity write-up. Well, maybe.

I had thought I ducked the write-up, but keeping an eye on the Y&Y page or clicking refresh like the early days for a notification on Facebook was starting to become a distraction more than a reason, so I thought I'd better step in so all you lovely lot could read about what went down at the Battle for Bartley on this day of the 4th June 2023.

11 boats arrived on Sunday morning greeted by what's best described as champagne sailing conditions, a clear blue sky and a nice breeze which covered the pond. Thinking about what else could make this event better local lad and Chief Measurer for the class (unless there is another of the same name in the fleet) Steve Ward was doing his meet and greet letting us know a Brew and Bacon Cob was included with the entrants fee.

After which we had a briefing held but the officer of the day... Mr Bownes Snr (I believe) sorry I really should pay more attention to these details. well, to be honest, I should pay more attention to what is said at the briefings as well but that is a long standing issue I've had since school... anyway back to yachting...

For orientation Bartley can be best described as a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. It covers 460,000 square metres. The reservoir is about 1.05 kilometres long, over 450 metres wide, and about 18 metres deep at the dam. Its surface area is 0.45 square kilometres. with a dam at one end of it... Luckily for us, the wind was blowing from the Dam (have a Google) which means the wind was blowing down the middle-ish.

As I sit here now trying to recall what happened in race one I've realised that I've got no clue. I remember coming off the start line with Mr Richard Sims and hitting the left side getting a lift thinking this feels good keep.. and then I tacked to see the rest of the fleet miles away from me..so we will pick it up from the windward mark.

Adam Froggatt and Mike "Webbo" Webster rounded the mark in an order.. one of them in front of the other... then it must have been Josh "who should have done the report but I'm sailing a blaze this weekend" Hyland and then local Chris "first and last Phantom event" Hawley after.. as the race dragged on I am sure people crossed and positions were gained and lost.

All I know is going up the second to last beat I got into a monster lift, the kind of lift where you know you should look around to see if you are the only one but dare not just in case its not as good as it feels, So onward I went until the side was getting very close and the gap between myself and Webbo was getting shorter, it was at this moment I let myself look around and Oh lord if Carlsberg could make jammy beats that would have been it...

I'm not sure where I went from but I ended up just behind Webbo at the top mark, the look of shock and words of encouragement from him "where the F did you come from" said it all... So now it was just a case to go downhill, every fat lad's favourite leg in marginal planing winds. Webbo and I pull out a bit of breathing space and we exchange places a few times.

Fast forward to the end of the race we kept within a few boat's lengths of each other within the last four BL to the line I got a big header. Webbo could have gotten past me but at the last moment, the lift came back. Which meant first race win to me, Webbo second, third Chris H, fourth Josh, fifth Chris B.

Race two, I am sure you all know that if you take a bullet in race 1 and there are 3 races with one discard all you need to do is win race 2... quick maths... no pressure then! the course stayed the same which was nice..

So off we went... and well.. focusing on getting a good start. off the line clear wind... Easy right... Sadly it was not to be. you know that sinking feeling when you see yourself being rolled by the fleet and the chap in front in my case Adam F dishing dirty wind onto my sail like a gangster flicking money off his palm! So I was left with no choice tack off and find some of the good stuff.

So off I trotted banging right... there was a lift here last time right!! Not this time Dunc.. as my dreams of winning my first open in many years sailed away with the rest of the fleet I had a great view of Adam rounding the mark (note: now smiling after his 7th in race one) closely followed by well everyone.

I'll let you look at the results from race 2, just read them and you'll see, what I can say is at the back on a run you can get clear wind, have a better eye out for the gust etc which was nice. While I was convincing myself it was over I sailed past Webbo who like the all-knowing legend past on some wise words of encouragement... HERO TO ZERO ha ha...

By the end of the race Adam had pressed his go button and was well ahead of the fleet, which left Webbo in second, Josh in third, and I managed to pull back into fourth. Chris H in fifth.

In for lunch which if you have not been to Bartley before the food is always nice.

It was worked out at lunch that out of the three of us, Webbo, Adam and myself whoever won the last race won the event.. not only that it was also worked out that depending if we finished outside the top 3 and Josh or Chris H had won then they would win.. well that span my little head around a few times.. but we came to go sailing not worry about Maths...

I will apologise now. I've not won an open for many years so I kinda did not pay that much attention to what was going on...

Off we went, another clean start and the same course... I recall seeing Chris Hawley to leeward and giving him some words of encouragement as I had just started to hike and he was full-on overpowered. after that, I popped up around the windward mark first closely followed by Adam. now considering how demon fast I am off the wind (jokes) I had to keep an eye on things behind. I was hoping I could get a few cheeky gusts and get away... ha ha, not today.

We nipped and tucked until going up the last beat where I managed to pull away taking first, Adam second, third Chris B who had a nice little tacking battle with Josh who got fourth.

Great racing all day, well done to all, thank you to Bartley and all. Always remember to buy the coach a pint!

Overall Results:

1st Duncan Adams
2nd Adam Froggat
3rd Mike Webster
4th Josh Hayland
5th Chris Bownes
6th Chris Hawley
7th Richard Sims
8th Steve Ward
9th Hohn Harrison
10th Paul Everton
11th Brian Webley

 

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