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Northampton Sailing club hosted the Phantom class Inland championship sponsored by Bespoke safety solutions over the weekend of 17-18 May.
Light winds were forecast and it looked like Saturdays racing was going to be a drift and the wooley hats which were provided to every competitor by the events sponsor Bespoke Safety Solutions were going to be used as sun shaded.

After a postponement to allow the wind to fill in race one was to set the theme for the weekend with  Will Gulliver and Andy Couch sailing having a close tussle in the light and variable conditions. Gullivers new boat had its first win followed by couch and Adam Padro enjoying the light wind.
Racing resumed after lunch with 3 races back to back.  Couch and Gulliver gave a display by matching racing each other and pulling away from the fleet . Couch trumped Gulliver and once again Padro was third.

Race 3 and 4 once again saw Gulliver and Couch trading places and having another win apiece, with Ian sullivan and Mike webster collecting 3rd positions and proving how well Phantoms can carry weight in the light stuff.

Northampton SC provided one of it normal superb evening meals and left all concerned full to overflowing after 2nd and 3rd helpings.

The promised stronger breeze arrived on Sunday giving great hiking conditions . With all to play for Couch scored another Bullet and it looked like the title was his unless Gulliver won the final race. Ian Sullivan continued his run of consistent sailing with another 3rd place holding off Matthew House, and guaranteeing himself 3rd overall.

The final race started with a large swing to the left . Gulliver was first round the mark closely followed by Couch and House who had having finally found his upwind speed.
Couch overhauled Gulliver taking the win and  the championship. The battle for third was close with House and Sullivan exchanging places on each windward leg, only for Sullivan to lose out to Mike Webster on the final reach.




1st   1345       Andy Couch   Rudyard Lake S C
2nd   1435       Will Gulliver   Northampton S C
3rd   1404       Ian Sullivan   Northampton S C
4th   1248       Mike Webster   Northampton S C
5th   1432       Matthew House   Royal Harwich Y C
6th   1123       Adam Padro   Shustoke S C
7th   1158       Jim Hopton   Shustoke S C
8th   1305       Ian Miller   Alton Water S C
9th   1400       Gordon Halfacre   Northampton S C
10th   1139       Andy Spencer   Burton S C
11th   1412       Adam Perry   Pennine S C
12th   1436       Jan Holland   Midland S C
13th   1339       Martyn Emberson   Northampton S C
14th   1423       Jonathan Pulfer   RBSC
15th   404       Owen Lees   Banbury S C
16th   1346       John Wayling   Northampton S C