The Saturday race challenged sailors with a stiff but steady 4-5 breeze. Race
Officer Ray Dixon set a triangle-sausage course and the fleet got off to a clean
start, beating into wind and sea with exhilarating downwind legs.
Sailing the second race back to back gave the crews no rest. Neville Herbert
& Steve Penfold (Datchet) scored 3 successive wins. Jean & Derek Simmons
(South Cerney) were just as consistent in their second places. Jon & Clare
Day (Bexhill) came third in their fist three races, but showed their light wind
skill by wining the last race.
The variable wind dropped for the Sunday afternoon race, giving the Race
Officer real problems in setting a course of appropriate size and direction.
After creeping round for 1 lap, the wind filled in for the second lap allowing
Philip Tindall and Roy Box (Maidenhead) to come second. It also made for
interesting and close sailing between the Bexhill boats of Geoff Furlong and Bob
Sear chasing 3rd & 4th.
| Pos |
Boat Name |
Sail No |
Crew |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Pts |
| 1st |
Rock Star |
6824 |
Neville Herbert & Steve Penfold |
Datchet |
1 |
1 |
1 |
DNC |
3 |
| 2nd |
SUPERSONIC |
6439 |
Jean Simmons & Derek Simmons |
South Cerney |
2 |
2 |
2 |
DNC |
6 |
| 3rd |
Paragon Days |
7996 |
Jon & Clare Day |
Bexhill |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| 4th |
Wooden Tops |
7424 |
Geoff Furlong & Bob Palmer |
Bexhill |
6 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
| 5th |
Baker's Dozen |
6922 |
Michael A & Steven Brothwel |
Bexhill |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
| 6th |
Amerrywukie |
8011 |
J Herbert & A Harbor |
Parkstone |
5 |
5 |
5 |
DNC |
15 |
| 7th |
Mirror Image |
7513 |
Philip Tindall & Roy Box |
Maidenhead |
DNC |
6 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
| 8th |
Inapickle |
7917 |
Bob Sear & Pat Devitt |
Bexhill |
DNF |
7 |
6 |
4 |
17 |
| 9th |
Odysseus |
7758 |
Jim Copeman & Nick Mather |
|
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
21 |
