Hi to all,
There were 18 boats at the Leigh and Lowton Phantom Open on 15 April 2012 - which was a great turnout. Phantom racing in the North is growing. The winds were from the north (and east and west!) and about force 2 (and force 1 and force 3!). I think you get the picture! Cool temperatures and sunshine.
The racing was close and the results showed 5 points ties! Andrew Wilde was the event winner. I can't comment on any dual at the front of the fleet as it was too far away from me! The results will appear on the "events" tab at the top of this webpage.
The concurrent club racing tested everybodies "look out" skills. A "figure of 8" course was more like Scalextrix / Wacky Races at times.
There are some superb photo's of the event, so follow this link and then scoll down the page. http://leighandlowton.wordpress.com/
1st, 1291, Andrew Wilde, Carsington
2nd, 1342, Ed Thomas, Pilkington
3rd, 1382, Phil Worth, Delph
4th, 1390, Richard Sims, Carsington
5th, 1131, Mark Dingsdale, Leigh & Lowton
6th, 1295, David Helme, Delph
7th, 1255, Tim Mercer, Crosby
8th, 1198, Martin Knott, Ribble
9th, 1281, Adam Perry, Pennine
10th, 1170, Mark Cuthbert, Leigh & Lowton
11th, 1111, Ollie Shaw, Leigh & Lowton
12th, 1260, Paul Reid, Blackpool & Fleetwood
13th, 3 DL, Andy Couch, Rudyard Lake
14th, 1173, Chris Cooper, Rotherham
15th, 1234, Kevin Walker, Ripon
16th, 1095, Gary Stephenson, Delph
17th, 1154, Dave Kelsall, Leigh & Lowton
18th, 1191, Andrew Petch, RYA