Maidenhead Open

Sunny skies and predominantly light, but very shifty, south easterly winds greeted 14 Albacores to their Open meeting at Maidenhead Sailing Club on Sunday 21st April.

In the first race of the day David and Nick Hammond from Ogston SC led at the first mark – a lead which did not change throughout the race. The Hammond’s were closely followed by local Maidenhead sailors Phil Tindall and crew Roy Box who finished in second, and Victoria Brooks and crew Richard Thorpe who finished in third place.

In the second race, sailed after lunch, the pattern was very similar with the Hammond’s establishing a commanding lead in the first couple of legs to take first place with Brooks and Thorpe finishing in second place and the Smith’s in third. The third race was run back to back with the second and was once again won by David and Nick Hammond with Trevor and Ann Smith in second closely followed by Phil Tindall and Roy Box third, with Victoria Brooks and Richard Thorpe fourth.

With the best two races to count David and Nick Hammond were the convincing winners on their first visit to Maidenhead, winning all three races. The next three boats - Trevor and Ann Smith, Phil Tindall and Roy Box, and Victoria Brooks and Richard Thorpe (all from Maidenhead Sailing Club) finished on identical points, the overall positioning being determined on the basis of the positions in the final race.

Overall Results :
1. David and Nick Hammond (Ogston SC)
2. Trevor and Ann Smith (MSC)
3. Phil Tindall and Roy Box (MSC).