13 Twelves enjoyed a sunny and shifty day's sailing at Hykeham. Andy
Prior and Paul Turner were hot off the blocks in race 1 sailing into
a lead to the left of the course. Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne found
enough wind in the middle to snatch the lead at the first mark which
they kept to the finish. Steve & Joanne Sallis found a hole on the
right from which they fought all race to recover from eventually
taking second.
The race officer used the whole length of the lake for race two
which involved tackling the tricky light wind channel that separates
the two halves of the lake. The start was close, initially there was
more wind on the left taking Gerald and Tanya Copsey into the lead.
As the fleet approach the channel, Andy Bayliss & Vicky Woods found
more pressure on the right to pull forwards but Graham & Zoe caught
enough of the new wind to take the lead. Andy & Vicky kept second
and the Sallises and Copseys battled for third with the Copseys
finally clinching it.
The wind challenged the fleet on the final race with a massive
starboard lift on the line combined with the wind filling from the
pin end. The Sallises came out best, Paul & Caroline Watson duelling
with them for the top spot. The Watsons snatched the lead at the
windward mark only to give it away when the wind shifted 60 degrees
on the run/reach. The Sallises sailed through to take second.
Overall results
| Rank |
Boat |
Sail No |
Helm |
Crew |
Club |
| 1st |
Babel Fish |
3492 |
Graham Camm |
Zoe Ballantine |
Burghfield |
| 2nd |
Dilbert |
3436 |
Steve Sallis |
Joanne Sallis |
Hykeham SC |
| 3rd |
Cooked to Perfection |
3481 |
Andy Bayliss |
Vicky Woods |
Hykeham SC |
| 4th |
Esmerelda |
3411 |
Gerald Copsey |
Antony / Tanya Copsey |
St Edmundsbury SC |
| 5th |
Pillow Fight |
3468 |
John Cheetham |
Alison Cheetham |
Yeadon SC |
| 6th |
Crouching Tiger |
3465 |
Andy Prior |
Tom Ball |
Welland SC |
| 7th |
Indecision |
3271 |
Brian Cobb |
Ros Nickols |
Hykeham SC |
| 8th |
White Heat |
3458 |
Martin Clarke |
Matthew Clarke |
Hykeham SC |
| 9th |
Perfect Kiss |
3157 |
Paul Turner |
Christine Marshall |
Trent Valley SC |
| 10th |
Ardvark Issues |
3472 |
Mark Simpson |
Emma / Junior Simpson |
Scaling Dam |
| 11th |
Zarniwoop |
3107 |
Ian Norman |
Nicole / Louis Norman |
Trent Valley SC |
| 12th |
Thanks for all the Fish |
3469 |
John Nixon |
Sue Howe |
Carsington |
| 13th |
Ella |
3344 |
Eric Haselden |
Julie Antony |
North Staffs SC |
