Warm
sunshine and Force 2-3 winds greeted the fleet of clinker-built National
Twelves for their annual Open Meeting at Solihull on Sept.13. In the first
scratch race, regulars on the vintage circuit were out-sailed by a vintage
person when ELSC’s founding commodore, Bob Lewis, crewed by his diminutive
grand-daughter won, followed by Vince Phillips of Yorkshire Ouse and Brian
Herring of Winsford Flash. This being a handicap event, the results from the
first race were used to set the starting sequence for the two pursuit races
which followed. Lewis therefore started last and was unable to overcome his
handicap. The race was won by Herring, with Phillips second and Brian Kitching,
of Frampton on Severn, third. The final race was won by Phillips, with Herring
second and Ken Goddard and Ann Britton, of Trent Valley, third.
Final
Results:
1st
N.2531 Vince Phillips & Edward Carter
2nd
N.1673 Brian Herring & Ros
Stevenson
3rd N.1657 Brian
Kitching & Chris Laytham.