Albacore Open Meeting and Spring Tuning

South Cerney Sailing Club o:p>

South Cerney hosted the Annual Spring Tuning and Open Meeting on 17^th-18^th May.  The turnout was a little disappointing, probably due to the weather forecast and the Cup Final! However the sailing was interesting in the Southerly winds, that varied from about force 2 to 4.

In the first race, Neville Herbert crewed by Steve Penfold stormed to the front up the first beat, having been over the line at the start.  After a lengthy battle they were overtaken by Norman Halstead and Emma Dean, who eventually won the race with Neville in 2^nd place.  Jean & Derek Simmons had a safe 3^rd, with Carl Hanson and Paul Talbot fighting hard to retain 4^th place.

The second and third races saw early place changes, however Neville Herbert came out on top in both.  John Thompson and Chris Wright from Bristol Corinthian pulled through to gain 4^th place.

Sunday morning dawned with everything to sail for.  The Race Officer decided to try and create some entertainment for the spectators, but all Gybe marks were successfully negotiated without incident.  Race 5 decided the final positions throughout the fleet, which were:

1^st      6825            Datchet          Neville Herbert          Steve Penfold

2^nd      6403            SCSC           Norman Halstead          Emma Dean

3^rd      6439            SCSC           Jean Simmons          Derek Simmons

4^th      7507            BCYC           John Thompson          Chris Wright/Chris Stanbrook

5^th      8008            SCSC           Colin Dean            Anita Dean

6^th      7761            SCSC           Carl Hanson                   Paul Talbot